SB 467 — AN ACT CONCERNING OBSERVATION OF THE CONDUCT OF ELECTION RECANVASS PROCEDURES.

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467573 February Session, 2026 ANSubstitute ACTSenate CONCERNINGBill OBSERVATIONNo. OF THE CONDUCT OF ELECTION RECANVASS PROCEDURES.

467 Senate, April 9, 2026 The Committee on Government Administration and Elections reported through SEN.

FLEXER of the 29th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING OBSERVATION OF THE CONDUCT OF ELECTION RECANVASS PROCEDURES.

[All recanvassing procedures shall be open to public observation, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section.] Such recanvass officials shall, in the presencesSB467 of/ suchFile moderatorNo. and registrars of voters, make a record of the number on the seal and the number on the protective counter, if one is provided, on each voting tabulator specified by such moderator.

Such573 registrars of voters in the presence of such moderator shall turn over the keys of each such tabulator to such recanvass officials, and such recanvass officials, in the presence of such registrars of voters and moderator, shall immediately proceed to recanvass the vote cast LCO 1 ofsSB467 4File Substitute Bill No.

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Such registrars of voters in the presence of such moderator shall turn over the keys of each such tabulator to such recanvass officials, and such recanvass officials, in the presence of such registrars of voters and moderator, shall immediately proceed to recanvass the vote cast thereon, and shall then open the package of absentee ballots and recanvass the vote cast thereon.

(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be construedsSB467 to/ allowFile anyNo. member of the public observing recanvass procedures pursuant to said subparagraph to interfere with the conduct of a recanvass.

(c)573 The votes shall be announced and recorded in the manner prescribed in section 9-309 on return forms provided by the registrars of voters and appended thereto shall be a statement signed by the LCO 2 ofsSB467 4File Substitute Bill No.

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(c) The votes shall be announced and recorded in the manner prescribed in section 9-309 on return forms provided by the registrars of voters and appended thereto shall be a statement signed by the moderator indicating thetime andplace oftherecanvassandthenames, addresses, titles and party affiliations of the recanvass officials.

(d)sSB467 (1)/ TheFile moderator may, when any disorder arises that interferes withtheconductofarecanvass,includingany attemptbyapersonother than a recanvass official to take part in such recanvass or by such a person to communicate with a recanvass official, and the offender refuses to submit to the moderator's lawful authority, order that the offenderberemovedbytherecanvassofficialsfromsuchrecanvassuntil LCO 3 of 4 Substitute Bill No.

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573 (d) (1) The moderator may, when any disorder arises that interferes withtheconductofarecanvass,includingany attemptbyapersonother than a recanvass official to take part in such recanvass or by such a person to communicate with a recanvass official, and the offender refuses to submit to the moderator's lawful authority, order that the offenderberemovedbytherecanvassofficialsfromsuchrecanvassuntil the offender conforms to order or, if need be, until such recanvass is completed.

Section 1 from passage Section 1 9-311(b) to (d) Statement of Legislative Commissioners:

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573 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Elections Enforcement GF - Potential Minimal Minimal Commission Revenue Gain Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill:

(1) clarifies that recanvasses must be open to in-person observation;

(2) prohibits moderators from impeding public observation;

and (3) establishes a fine of at least $100 for moderators who violate the provisions of the bill, resulting in a potential minimal revenue increase to the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC), beginning in FY 27.

The exact revenue will depend on the number of violations and the value of the fines imposed.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continueintothefuture,subjecttothenumberofviolationsandthefines imposed.

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573 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 467 AN ACT CONCERNING OBSERVATION OF THE CONDUCT OF ELECTION RECANVASS PROCEDURES.

SUMMARY State law requires that election recanvasses (recounts) must generally be open to public observation.

This bill (1) specifically requires them to be open to in-person observation and not just electronically, (2) specifies that moderatorsmay not impedemembersofthepublicfromobserving, and (3) establishes a fine of at least $100 for moderators who violate these provisions.

(The bill does not specify a maximum allowable amount for the fine nor how it will be imposed or enforced.) The bill specifies that these provisions may not be construed to allow the public to interfere in a recanvass.

By law, unchanged by the bill, a moderator may order the removal of a person from a recanvass if disorder happens that interferes with the recanvass and the offender refuses to submit to the moderator’s lawful authority.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Upon passage COMMITTEE ACTION Government Administration and Elections Committee Joint Favorable Yea 19 Nay 0 (03/23/2026) sSB467 / File No.