Bill Text: CT SB01083 | 2015 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study Ways To Regionalize, Professionalize And Enhance The Efficiency Of Election Administration.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-29 - House Calendar Number 655 [SB01083 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-SB01083-Comm_Sub.html
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY WAYS TO REGIONALIZE, PROFESSIONALIZE AND ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study election administration in the state. Such study shall include, but not be limited to: (1) An examination of methods to regionalize, professionalize and enhance the efficiency of election administration, including the division of duties between the municipal clerk and registrars of voters, representation of minor parties and unaffiliated voters and vacancies in the office of the registrars of voters, and (2) recommendations for any legislation necessary to implement such methods.
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be a member of an organization representing registrars of voters;
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be a member of an organization representing large municipalities;
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a town clerk;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be a member of an organization representing small municipalities;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a town clerk;
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a member of an organization representing registrars of voters;
(7) The Secretary of the State, or the secretary's designee; and
(8) Two appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a member of the general public and one of whom shall be a representative of an organization that promotes voter participation and registration.
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.
(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. The last meeting of the task force shall be held not later than December 15, 2015.
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.
(g) Not later than January 1, 2016, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2016, whichever is later.
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