Bill Text: CT HB05237 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Sign-in Sheets For Voters At The Polls.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-13 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05237 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05237-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5237
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 93
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. HETHERINGTON, 125th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING SIGN-IN SHEETS FOR VOTERS AT THE POLLS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 146 of the general statutes be amended to require voters to sign in when coming to vote and obtaining a ballot so that there is a signature sheet to compare with names crossed off on the voter lists.

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce voter fraud by requiring voters to sign in once they arrive to vote at polling locations.