CT HB05344

Election-related complaints must be filed in Superior Court for the judicial district of Hartford or Bridgeport, rather than any Superior Court judge or the judicial district where the violation occurred

Applies to complaints regarding statewide offices (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, Comptroller), municipal offices, primaries, and judge of probate elections

Post-election complaints must be filed within 14 days of the election, or within 7 days after the close of any manual ballot tabulation

Courts must hold hearings within 3-5 days of ordering them, and may order voting tabulators unlocked, ballot boxes opened, recounts conducted, or new elections held

Effective July 1, 2026, applicable to complaints brought on or after that date