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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill proposes state appropriations to reimburse towns for early voting administrative costs
Last action · February 4, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on AppropriationsSponsors: Jeff Gordon and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
An unquantified sum from the is proposed for to the Office of Policy and Management for 2027 to reimburse municipalities for increased election administration costs due to early voting.
Local governments stand to receive state financial support to cover the operational expenses tied to administering early voting periods.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
municipalities
Municipalities are eligible to receive state reimbursement for increased election administration costs resulting from early voting.
Office of Policy and Management
The Office of Policy and Management receives the appropriated funds for the purpose of distributing reimbursements to municipalities.
Key Facts
- Appropriates an unspecified sum of money from the General Fund to the Office of Policy and Management.
- The funding is designated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
- Funds are intended to reimburse each municipality for increased election administration costs caused by early voting.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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