Bill Text: CT HB05304 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5304 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Mail-in Voter Registration For Minor Parties.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-13 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05304 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05304-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5304*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 557
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist. (By Request)

AN ACT CONCERNING MAIL-IN VOTER REGISTRATION FOR MINOR PARTIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 9-23h of the general statutes be amended to require that mail-in applications for admission as an elector printed on or after January 1, 2016, list as options for the applicant's party affiliation any political party or organization that has qualified as a minor party, as defined in section 9-372 of the general statutes, for any state-wide office.

Statement of Purpose:

To include qualified minor parties for state-wide office on the mail-in voter registration form.