General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 798
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2114
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That chapter 145 of the general statutes be amended to require, with
2 any absentee ballot application, an accompanying statement of the
3 penalties for any violation of election laws, including, but not limited to,
4 a statement that only the intended recipient of such application may
5 complete and return such application.
Statement of Purpose:
To advise absentee ballot applicants of the penalties for violation of
election laws, including those concerning possession and completion of
absentee ballots.
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