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This bill proposes amendments to Connecticut's voting laws regarding absentee ballots, focusing on three key changes: First, the bill mandates that absentee ballots can only be counted on election day, which aims to standardize ballot counting procedures across different municipalities. Second, the legislation seeks to create consistent pre-election processing protocols for absentee ballots among all towns, ensuring that local election officials handle these ballots in a uniform manner. Third, the bill allows registrars of voters (local election officials responsible for voter registration and election administration) to contact voters if their absentee ballot envelope is unsigned, providing an opportunity for voters to correct or "cure" this technical deficiency that might otherwise disqualify their ballot. These changes are intended to bring more uniformity and clarity to the absentee voting process, potentially reducing variations in how different towns handle mail-in ballots and giving voters a chance to remedy minor issues with their ballot submissions.

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