Bill Text: CT HB06572 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Permanent Absentee Ballot Status.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-23 - Public Hearing 02/27 [HB06572 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06572-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6572
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 2637
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PERMANENT ABSENTEE BALLOT STATUS.

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

That section 9-140e of the general statutes be amended to provide that any elector who receives permanent absentee ballot status shall not be required to provide a certification each year from a primary care provider indicating that such elector is permanently physically disabled and unable to appear in person at such elector's designated polling location.

Statement of Purpose:

To clarify that, upon receiving permanent absentee ballot status, an elector shall not be required to confirm annually with a primary care provider's certification that such elector continues to be eligible for such status.