SB 1046 — AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION IN POLLING PLACES AND EXTENDING THE HOURS OF ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION.

General Assembly RaisedSubstitute Bill No.

1046 January Session, 2019 LCOAN No.ACT CONCERNING ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION IN POLLING PLACES AND EXTENDING THE HOURS OF ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION.

5384 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by:

(GAE) AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION IN POLLING PLACES.

(c) (1) [The registrars of voters shall designate a location for the completion and processing of] In each polling place, the location of which is determined pursuant to sections 9-168 to 9-169a, inclusive, the registrars of voters shall complete and process election day registration LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01046-R01 of 7 SB.docx Substitute Bill No.

53841046 1 of 6 Raised Bill No.1046 (c) (1) [The registrars of voters shall designate a location for the completion and processing of] In each polling place, the location of which is determined pursuant to section 9-169, the registrars of voters shall complete and process election day registration applications on election day.

(d) Any person applying to register on election day under the provisions of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section shall make application in accordance with the provisions of section 9-20, provided (1) on election day, the applicant shall appear in person at the [location designated by the registrars of voters for election day registration] polling place,place not later than eight o'clock p.m., in accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-174, as amended by this act, (2) an applicant who is a student enrolled at an institution of higher education may submit a current photo identification card issued by [said] such institution in lieu of the identification required by section 9-20, and (3) the applicant shall declare under oath that the applicant has not previously voted in the election.

If the information that the applicant is required to provide under section 9-20 and subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section does not include proof of the applicant's residential address, the applicant shall also submit identification that shows the applicant's bona fide residence address, including, but not limited to, a learner's permit issued under section 14-36 or a utility bill that has the applicant's name and current address and that has a due date that is not later than thirty days after the election or, in the case of a student enrolled at an institution of higher education, a registration or fee LCOstatement No.from such institution that has the applicant's name and current address.

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1046 statement(e) fromIf suchthe institutionregistrars of voters determine that hasan applicant satisfies the applicant'sapplication namerequirements andset currentforth address.in subsection (d) of this section, the registrars of voters shall check the state-wide centralized voter registration system before admitting such applicant as an elector.

(e) If the registrars of voters determine that an applicant satisfies the application requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this section, the registrars of voters shall check the state-wide centralized voter registration system before admitting such applicant as an elector.

After completion of such review, if a resolution of the matter cancannot not be made, such matter shall LCObe No.reported to the State Elections Enforcement Commission which shall conduct an investigation of the matter.

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1046 (B) If there is no such report that such applicant already voted in the other municipality, the registrars of voters of the municipality in which the applicant seeks to register shall admit the applicant as an elector and the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately.

I completed an application for an election day registration ballot LCOand No.received an election day registration ballot.

5384 4 of 6 Raised Bill No.1046 and received an election day registration ballot.

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1046 (g) The elector shall forthwith mark the election day registration ballot in the presence of the registrars of voters in such a manner that the registrars of voters shall not know how the election day registration ballot is marked.

Such LCOconfirmation No.shall be sent by first class mail with instructions on the envelope that it be returned if not deliverable at the address shown on the envelope.

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1046 confirmationregistrars shall beforthwith senttake bythe firstnecessary classaction mailin accordance with instructionssection on9-35 theor envelope9-43, thatas itapplicable, benotwithstanding returned if not deliverable at the addressMay shownfirst ondeadline thein envelope.section 9-35.

If a confirmation notice is returned undelivered, the registrars shall forthwith take the necessary action in accordance with section 9-35 or 9-43, as applicable, notwithstanding the May first deadline in section 9-35.

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Section 9-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, special act or municipal charter to the contrary, at any regular election, or at any special election held to fill a vacancy in a state, district or municipal office, the polls shall remain open for voting from six o'clock a.m.

until eight o'clock p.m.

No elector shall be permitted to cast his vote after the hour prescribed for the closing of the polls in any election unless such elector is in line at eight o'clock p.m.

An election official or a police official of the municipality, who is designated by the moderator, shall be placed at the end of the line at eight o'clock p.m.

Such official shall not allow any electors who were not in such line at eight o'clock p.m.

to enter such line.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, special act or municipal charter to the contrary, at any regular election, the polls shall remain open for the completion and processing of election day registration applications and voting from six o'clock a.m.

until eight o'clock p.m.

No applicant for election day registration shall be admitted as an elector or permitted to cast such applicant's vote after LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-010466 of 7 R02-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.

1046 the hour prescribed for the closing of the polls in any election unless such applicant is in line at eight o'clock p.m.

An election official or a police official of the municipality, who is designated by the moderator, shall be placed at the end of the line at eight o'clock p.m.

Such official shall not allow any applicants for election day registration who were not in such line at eight o'clock p.m.

to enter such line.

Section 1 from passage 9-19j StatementSec. of Purpose:

To2 providefrom forpassage the9-174 completionGAE andJoint processingFavorable ofSubst. election day registration applications at polling places.