SB 258 Summary

• Makes minor and technical revisions to Connecticut election and government administration statutes, effective October 1, 2024, with one section effective July 1, 2025

• Modifies voter guide requirements to allow electronic links for federal candidate contact information rather than direct publication

• Updates elector removal procedures to require written confirmation of move or compliance with National Voter Registration Act procedures before removal from registry lists

• Clarifies language regarding absentee ballot designees, recanvass procedures, and penalty provisions by replacing gendered pronouns with gender-neutral terminology

• Establishes Long Island Sound Foundation, Inc. as successor organization to the Long Island Sound Assembly and makes technical corrections to election code provisions regarding petition filing, independent expenditures, and citizens' election fund procedures