Connecticut Senate Bill 898 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on February 22 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-02 - Public Hearing 03/06
Pending: Joint Government Administration and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

To (1) classify as "unassigned" the multiple votes an elector may cast on the ballot for cross-endorsed candidates, (2) require the Secretary of the State to publish and archive on the Internet any declaratory ruling, opinion or interpretation of the Secretary concerning any regulation or instruction for the conduct of elections, (3) make changes to current practices of training registrars of voters, (4) require selection of districts for audit to take place within seventy-two hours after an election or primary, (5) permit the Secretary to consult experts in the field of election administration technology in reviewing certain electronic devices used at elections, (6) require the Secretary to provide training on any new technology to be used at an election prior to such election, and (7) clarify dates certain after which new enrollees in a party may not be used computing the number of signatures required on nominating petitions.

An Act Concerning Modifications And Revisions To Election Administration Laws.

House Government Administration and Elections Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-02	Senate	Public Hearing 03/06
2017-02-22	Senate	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=SB00898&which_year=2017
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/TOB/s/2017SB-00898-R00-SB.htm