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SB 1535 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE'S RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO EARLY VOTING.

SB 1535 adjusts early voting periods for Connecticut elections. For regular elections, early voting runs 15 days before to 2 days before (excluding holidays); for non-presidential primaries, it's 8 days before to 2 days before; and for presidential primaries/special elections, it's 5 days before to 2 days before (excluding March 31, 2024, and holidays). It requires unaffiliated voters to file party enrollment applications by noon the day before early voting begins, and new voters to file by noon on the day they vote. Municipalities must certify early voting locations to the Secretary of State annually by February 15, ensuring access to the state voter system. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, impacting all eligible voters participating in early voting for regular, primary, and special elections.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025
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Raised Bill → GAE Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'GAE Joint Favorable Substitute' version, indicating it passed committee review and is being returned to the full legislature for further consideration. The substantive changes include formatting updates to the header information and page numbering, along with minor text adjustments to early voting certification requirements for registrars of voters.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill remains focused on early voting procedures and registrar certification requirements.
TECHNICAL

Header information changed from 'Raised Bill No. 1535' to 'Substitute Bill No. 1535' with updated page numbering from 27 pages to 24 pages, reflecting committee amendments.

Minor text formatting changes throughout the document, including removal of bracketed text and renumbering of subsections.

REQUIREMENT

Early voting certification timeline requirements were adjusted, with the written certification deadline changed to February fifteenth and the certification submission process modified to be annual.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
4
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEE
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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