Bill > HB06322

This bill proposes to remove outdated legal requirements that mandate registrars of voters schedule and hold in-person sessions at their offices before elections and primaries specifically for reviewing and qualifying potential voters. Traditionally, registrars were required to have dedicated time periods where they would personally examine the qualifications of individuals seeking to become registered voters and formally admit those who met the necessary criteria. However, with changes in voter registration processes—likely due to the introduction of online registration, motor voter laws, and other modern voter enrollment methods—these in-person qualifying sessions have become obsolete. By eliminating these provisions from title 9 of the general statutes, the bill streamlines election administration processes and removes unnecessary administrative requirements that no longer serve a practical purpose in contemporary voter registration systems. The bill essentially updates election law to reflect current voter registration practices by removing outdated procedural requirements that are no longer relevant or efficient in registering voters.

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https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06322&which_year=2025