Connecticut Proposed Bill No. 6362 Summary

• Amends Title 9 of the general statutes to establish voting reforms for incarcerated individuals who have not forfeited their electoral privileges.

• Requires local election officials to develop plans assisting eligible incarcerated individuals with voter registration and voting, and mandates coordination between the Secretary of State and Commissioner of Correction on voter education and ballot submission procedures.

• Establishes a Department of Correction Registrar of Voters and requires polling places in jails with shorter incarceration periods while promoting absentee voting in prisons with longer sentences.

• Provides legal protection for incarcerated individuals who vote without liability for failing to withdraw absentee ballots or for inadvertently misrepresenting voting eligibility.

• Requires involvement of currently and formerly incarcerated individuals in implementing voting initiatives, and permits municipalities without correctional facilities to provide assistance or funding to municipalities with such facilities.