Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6006: AN ACT REQUIRING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR VOTING PURPOSES.
Status: Introduced, January 22, 2025
What the bill says
An act REQUIRING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR VOTING PURPOSES. Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) provide that, prior to receiving and being able to cast a ballot at the polling place, each elector shall present to the official checker or checkers a current and valid photo identification, which identification clearly displays such elector's name and residential address; and (2) establish a program for waiving the fee associated with obtaining, for voting purposes, a motor vehicle operator's license, identity card or other government-issued form of photo identification.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT REQUIRING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR VOTING PURPOSES. Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) provide that, prior to receiving and being able to cast a ballot at the polling place, each elector shall present to the official checker or checkers a current and valid photo identification, which identification clearly displays such elector's name and residential address; and (2) establish a program for waiving the fee associated with obtaining, for voting purposes, a motor vehicle operator's license, identity card or other government-issued form of photo identification. Statement of Purpose: To require photo identification at the polls in order to vote and establish a program for electors to obtain such identification at no cost. LCO No. 1854 1 of
Sponsors
- Seth Bronko (R, 70) · primary sponsor
- Anne Dauphinais (R, 44)
- Christine Pavalock-D'Amato (R, 77)
Latest actions
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections