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CT SJ00007
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/12/2023
Primary Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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AI Summary
- Amends Section 7 of Article Third of the Connecticut Constitution to transfer authority over contested General Assembly elections from the legislature to the judicial department
- Removes the existing provision that each chamber of the General Assembly is "the final judge of the election returns and qualifications of its own members"
- Grants the judicial department exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes or questions regarding the election returns of General Assembly members
- Requires the canvass results to be submitted to the Supreme Court, in addition to the House and Senate, on the first day of the legislative session
- The proposed amendment would be continued to the next General Assembly session elected at the November 5, 2024 general election, or presented directly to voters at that election, with the ballot question asking whether the state constitution should be amended to provide for judicial review of General Assembly election disputes
Legislative Description
Resolution Proposing A State Constitutional Amendment To Provide For Judicial Review Of Contested General Assembly Elections.
Last Action
File Number 619
4/17/2023
Committee Referrals
Government Administration and Elections1/12/2023
Full Bill Text
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