Connecticut House Bill 5498

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 13 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-25 - Referred by House to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Joint Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

To (1) provide for video recording of absentee ballot drop boxes and retention of such recordings, (2) require town clerks to record the method of receipt for absentee ballots, (3) limit who may apply for additional absentee voting sets, (4) amend an election crime statute regarding suppression or destruction of votes to specify applicability to various methods of casting such votes, (5) require confidentiality of certain election data provided by other states, (6) limit the authorized use of absentee ballot applications to specified periods of time, (7) require town clerks to track absentee ballots in the state-wide centralized voter registration system, (8) prohibit the commercial use of certain voter registration information, (9) prohibit certain candidates from being present in early voting, same-day election registration and absentee ballot central counting locations, (10) bring into compliance with federal case law certain state statutes relating to the circulation of nominating and primary petitions, (11) delete a grounds for removal of an elector from permanent absentee ballot status, (12) modify the timeline for the conduct of a post-election audit, (13) require town clerks to, when a vacancy in candidacy is unfilled, obscure the name of the vacated candidate on the ballot, (14) prohibit the use of "independent" or any similar word in any party designation recorded with the Secretary of the State, (15) require that certain election-related filings be made in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, and (16) provide a deadline for mandatory referral of a complaint from the State Elections Enforcement Commission to the Chief State's Attorney.

An Act Concerning Election Security And Transparency, Various Other Revisions Related To Election Administration And State Elections Enforcement Commission Complaints.

House Government Administration and Elections Committee

Rep. Craig Fishbein [R]

2024-03-26 - Joint - GAE Vote Tally Sheet-D (Y: 4 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2024-03-26 - Joint - GAE Vote Tally Sheet-C (Y: 4 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2024-03-26 - Joint - GAE Vote Tally Sheet-F (Y: 4 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2024-03-26 - Joint - GAE Vote Tally Sheet-E (Y: 5 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2024-03-26 - Joint - GAE Vote Tally Sheet-C (Y: 5 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2024-03-26 - Joint - GAE Vote Tally Sheet-B (Y: 5 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2024-03-26 - Joint - GAE Vote Tally Sheet-A (Y: 5 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2024-03-26 - Joint - GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-25	House	Referred by House to Committee on Judiciary
2024-04-15	House	File Number 491
2024-04-15	House	House Calendar Number 341
2024-04-15	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2024-04-15	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-04-08	House	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/24 12:00 PM
2024-03-27	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-03-26	House	Joint Favorable Substitute
2024-03-14	House	Public Hearing 03/18
2024-03-13	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05498&which_year=2024
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05498-R00-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05498-R01-HB.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05498-R000491-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05498-R000491-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/SFN/PDF/2024HB-05498-R00-COR.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05498-R00GAE-CV152-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05498-R00GAEA-CV153-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05498-R00GAEB-CV154-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05498-R00GAEC-CV155-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05498-R00GAEE-CV156-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05498-R00GAEF-CV157-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05498-R00GAEC-CV158-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05498-R00GAED-CV158-TS.PDF