All Roll Calls
Yes: 51 • No: 18
ConnecticutHB 072282025 Regular SessionHouse
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REFORMS TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS IN THIS STATE.
Sponsored By: Government Administration and Elections Committee
Failed
Summary
To (1) allow certain processing of absentee ballots prior to the day of an election, primary or referendum, (2) provide for notification of electors whose absentee ballots have been marked "Rejected" to advise of the opportunity to vote in person, (3) require that ballots be counted on the day of an election or primary beginning at eight o'clock a.m., (4) require individuals signing petitions to date their signatures thereon, (5) provide that petition forms for candidacies for municipal offices are available from the Secretary of the State instead of the registrar of voters, (6) limit the reasons after the close of the polls for which the canvass may be interrupted prior to the transmission of the preliminary results to the Secretary, (7) for discrepancy recanvasses, (A) require that all districts in a municipality be examined and not just the district in which the discrepancy was found, and (B) allow one party representative to communicate directly with the moderator, (8) require the Secretary to test the election management system, and give a demonstration thereon to local election officials, prior to each election and primary, (9) require the registrars of voters in each municipality to display a poster in each early voting location to assist electors in looking up their proper respective voting district to ensure they receive the correct early voting ballot, (10) require the Secretary to approve at least one electronic poll book for local election official use by January 1, 2027, (11) allow municipalities of a certain size to reduce their number of polling places for primaries, and (12) appropriate funds to the office of the Secretary of the State for early voting purposes.
government administration and elections
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/5/2025
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Yes: 38 • No: 12
House vote • 3/27/2025
GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Yes: 13 • No: 6
Actions Timeline
Tabled for the Calendar, House
5/7/2025HouseNo New File by Committee on Appropriations
5/7/2025legislatureReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
5/7/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
5/6/2025legislatureJoint Favorable
5/5/2025legislatureReferred by House to Committee on Appropriations
4/29/2025HouseFile Number 693
4/14/2025legislatureHouse Calendar Number 433
4/14/2025HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
4/14/2025HouseReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
4/14/2025legislatureReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/25 12:00 PM
4/7/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
3/27/2025legislatureJoint Favorable Substitute
3/27/2025legislaturePublic Hearing 03/21
3/17/2025legislatureReferred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
3/14/2025legislature
Bill Text
File No. 693
4/14/2025
APP Joint Favorable
3/27/2025
GAE Joint Favorable Substitute
3/27/2025
Raised Bill
3/14/2025
APP Joint Fav. Rpt
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Bill Analysis For File Copy 693
Fiscal Note For File Copy 693
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10591 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10613 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10614 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10617 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10621 (Minimal Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10622 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10624 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10625 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10627 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10628 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10629 (Potential Revenue Gain)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10704 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10708 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10709 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10711 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10713 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10715 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10716 (Potential Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10717 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10718 (Potential Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10719 (Savings)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10721 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8997 (See Fiscal Note Details)
GAE Joint Fav. Rpt
GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
House LCO Amendment #10591 (D)
House LCO Amendment #10613 (D)
House LCO Amendment #10704 (D)
House LCO Amendment #8997 (D)
Senate LCO Amendment #10614 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10617 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10621 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10622 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10624 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10625 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10627 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10628 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10629 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10708 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10709 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10711 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10713 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10715 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10716 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10717 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10718 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10719 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #10721 (R)
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