Connecticut Senate Bill 1017 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on May 13 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-05-14 - House Calendar Number 511
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

To (1) make permanent the use of absentee ballot drop boxes initially used during the 2020 election cycle, (2) bring certain state laws relating to the circulation of nominating and primary petitions into compliance with federal case law, (3) in the case of nominations for judges of probate and members of Congress, reduce the time by which a person other than a party-endorsed candidate can file a candidacy for nomination in order for a primary to be held, (4) require the Secretary of the State to develop a system through which election-related forms can be signed electronically, (5) include absentee ballot central counting locations in post-election audits of voting districts, (6) allow the Secretary to suspend supervised absentee voting during certain emergencies, (7) require the Secretary to review local election officials' implementation of redistricting plans, (8) require the Secretary to provide accessible absentee ballots to certain visually impaired electors, (9) require all municipal elections to be held in November, and (10) allow the Governor to issue writs of election electronically.

An Act Concerning Election Administration Regarding Redistricting.

House Government Administration and Elections Committee

Rep. Dorinda Keenan Borer [D]

2021-05-14 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 186 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-05 - Joint - GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-14	Senate	House Calendar Number 511
2021-05-14	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2021-05-13	Senate	On Consent Calendar
2021-05-13	Senate	Senate Passed
2021-04-22	Senate	File Number 591
2021-04-22	Senate	Senate Calendar Number 340
2021-04-22	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2021-04-22	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-04-16	Senate	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/21/21 5:00 PM
2021-04-06	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-04-05	Senate	Joint Favorable Substitute
2021-03-05	Senate	Public Hearing 03/10
2021-03-04	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=SB01017&which_year=2021
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/S/PDF/2021SB-01017-R00-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/S/PDF/2021SB-01017-R01-SB.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021SB-01017-R000591-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021SB-01017-R000591-BA.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TS/S/PDF/2021SB-01017-R00GAE-CV123-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/VOTE/S/PDF/2021SV-00186-R00SB01017-SV.PDF