Key Votes
HJ 2 - Authorizes Absentee Ballots for Any Reason - Key Vote
Connecticut Key Votes
Stages
- April 18, 2012 Senate Resolution Passed
- April 4, 2012 House Resolution Passed
- Feb. 9, 2012 Introduced
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Legislation-Resolution - Resolution Passed (Senate) (21-14) - April 18, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Absentee Ballots for Any Reason
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that repeals the requirement that voters vote in person on Election Day if they are not absent, sick, or disabled.
Highlights:
- Authorizes voters to vote without appearing in person at a polling place on Election Day, whereas existing law only permitted absentee voting in cases of sickness, physical disability, religion, or absence from the voter's city or town of residence (Sec. 1).
Legislation-Resolution - Resolution Passed (House) (97-50) - April 4, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Absentee Ballots for Any Reason
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a joint resolution that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that repeals the requirement that voters vote in person on Election Day if they are not absent, sick, or disabled.
Highlights:
- Authorizes voters to vote without appearing in person at a polling place on Election Day, whereas existing law only permitted absentee voting in cases of sickness, physical disability, religion, or absence from the voter's city or town of residence (Sec. 1).
Legislation-Resolution - Introduced (House) - Feb. 9, 2012
Title: Authorizes Absentee Ballots for Any Reason
Sponsors
- Christopher G. 'Chris' Donovan (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Martin M. Looney (CT - D)
- Brendan Sharkey (CT - D)
- Donald E. Williams Jr. (CT - D)
Co-sponsors
- James M. Albis (CT - D)
- David Baram (CT - D)
- Bob Duff (CT - D)
- Kim Fawcett (CT - D)
- John W. Fonfara (CT - D)
- Henry J. Genga (CT - D)
- Robert 'Bob' Godfrey (CT - D)
- Minnie Gonzalez (CT - D)
- Susan Johnson (CT - D)
- Matthew L. 'Matt' Lesser (CT - D)
- Geoff Luxenberg (CT - D)
- Robert W. Megna (CT - D)
- Philip J. 'Phil' Miller (CT - D)
- Russell A. Morin (CT - D)
- Bruce V. Morris (CT - D)
- Matthew D. 'Matt' Ritter (CT - D)
- Elizabeth Betsy Ritter (CT - D)
- Hector Luis Robles (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kim Rose (CT - D)
- Ezequiel Santiago (CT - D)
- Peggy Sayers (CT - D)
- Jonathan Steinberg (CT - D)
- Diana S. Urban (CT - D)
- Patricia M. Widlitz (CT - D)
- Elissa T. Wright (CT - D)
