The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1120, seeks to amend section 9-19j of the general statutes to establish a requirement for provisional ballots for certain same-day election registration applicants during elections where federal offices are on the ballot. Specifically, the bill stipulates that if registrars of voters find that an applicant has not been previously registered as an elector in any town within the state, that applicant will be issued a provisional ballot that allows them to vote only for federal offices.

Additionally, the bill mandates that all provisional ballots cast under these circumstances must be segregated for auditing purposes. This audit aims to ensure that no voter who casts a provisional ballot has also voted in another state during the same election. The intent of this legislation is to enhance the integrity of the electoral process by confirming that same-day registrants do not engage in voting in multiple states.