Connecticut-2013-HB05903-Introduced


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5903*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 1622

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. WRIGHT E., 41^st Dist. REP. RITTER M., 1^st Dist. REP. MCGEE, 5^th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RESOLUTION OF A TIE VOTE BETWEEN CANDIDATES IN A PRIMARY FOR STATE OR DISTRICT OFFICE.

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

That section 9-446 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any tie vote in a primary for a state or district office or a municipal office for a general assembly seat be resolved by an adjourned primary in which only the top vote recipients who are tied appear on the ballot.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide that any tie vote in a primary for a state or district office or a municipal office for a general assembly seat be resolved by an adjourned primary in which only the top vote recipients who are tied appear on the ballot.