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CT SJ00035
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/1/2023
Primary Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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AI Summary
- Lowers the voting registration age from 18 to 16 years old, allowing 16-year-olds to apply for admission as electors
- Grants full voting status automatically upon the applicant's eighteenth birthday
- Permits 16- and 17-year-olds who have applied for registration to vote in primary elections if they will be 18 by the general election date
- Requires voter registration application and voting procedures to be prescribed by law
- Proposes amendment for placement on the November 5, 2024 general election ballot with the designation "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to allow preregistration to vote for citizens who are sixteen years old, with such citizens becoming fully registered to vote on their eighteenth birthday?"
Legislative Description
Resolution Proposing A State Constitutional Amendment To Allow Individuals Who Have Attained The Age Of Sixteen To Apply For Admission As Electors And To Be So Admitted Upon Attaining The Age Of Eighteen.
Last Action
File Number 260
3/28/2023
Committee Referrals
Government Administration and Elections3/1/2023
Full Bill Text
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