Bill Text: CT SB01118 | 2013 | General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Qualifications Of Election Moderators.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-24 - Signed by the Governor [SB01118 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-SB01118-Chaptered.html
Substitute Senate Bill No. 1118
AN ACT CONCERNING QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTION MODERATORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 9-229 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(c) The Secretary shall conduct certification sessions for moderators and alternate moderators each year at times and places to be determined by said Secretary, provided at least eight such sessions shall be held each calendar year and at least one such session shall be conducted prior to every primary. The Secretary shall certify each person who successfully completes an instructional session conducted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and an examination administered by the Secretary, as eligible to serve as moderator or alternate moderator at any election or primary held during the time such certification is effective, except the Secretary shall not certify any person as moderator or alternate moderator who has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, in a court of competent jurisdiction, any (1) felony involving fraud, forgery, larceny, embezzlement or bribery, or (2) criminal offense under this title. Any such certification made on or after October 1, 2011, shall be effective for two years from the date of such certification. Only those persons who attend and are thereby certified at such session shall be eligible to serve as moderators on election or primary day, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section or section 9-436. The Secretary of the State may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as the Secretary deems necessary to implement the certification process under this section.