House Bill No. 7129, also known as Public Act No. 25-5, amends Section 9-239 of the general statutes regarding the acquisition and transfer of voting tabulators and accessories. The bill repeals the existing section and introduces new provisions that authorize the fiscal authority in each municipality to approve payments for the purchase or lease of voting tabulators by the officials responsible for their provision. Additionally, it allows the Secretary of the State to directly purchase voting tabulators and accessories from manufacturers and transfer ownership of these items to municipal officials responsible for their use.

The new legal language includes the insertion of subsections (a) and (b), which clarify the roles of municipal fiscal authorities and the Secretary of the State in the procurement and transfer process. Specifically, subsection (b) establishes that the Secretary of the State can bypass previous provisions to directly acquire voting equipment and subsequently transfer it to municipalities, thereby streamlining the process for ensuring that local officials have the necessary voting equipment.

Statutes affected:
Raised Bill: 9-239
GAE Joint Favorable: 9-239
File No. 366: 9-239
Public Act No. 25-5: 9-239