Bill Text: CT SB00653 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 653 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Secret Ballots And The Freedom Of Information Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-24 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [SB00653 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00653-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 653*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 940

Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
SEN. RORABACK, 30th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING SECRET BALLOTS AND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

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

That section 1-210 of the general statutes be amended to clarify that the secret ballots used for the election of an officer of a volunteer fire department are not subject to disclosure.

Statement of Purpose:

To permit members of a volunteer fire department to elect officers by secret ballot without having their votes disclosed.