CT SB00477 | 2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on March 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-16 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Pending: Joint Government Administration and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To (1) remove from the voter eligibility statute the restriction as to mental incompetence, (2) permit an individual with a diagnosed developmental disability to be admitted as, or preregistered to be, an elector if such individual or the legal representative thereof certifies under oath to the satisfaction of all voter eligibility requirements, and (3) permit such legal representative to assist such individual during the process of in-person voting at the polling place or registration and voting at an election day registration location.

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Title

An Act Concerning Eligibility For Admission As An Elector And Certain Assistance In Voting.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-16SenateReferred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections

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