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Bill Would Require Additional Polling Places in Large Municipalities; Clerks, Municipal Association Oppose Mandatory Rule
Summary
Senate Bill 103, as amended in the Senate, would require one polling place for every 15,000 registered voters in presidential-election years unless the secretary of state grants an exemption.
Senate Bill 103, as amended in the Senate, would require one polling place for every 15,000 registered voters in presidential-election years unless the secretary of state grants an exemption. The House Election Law Committee heard competing testimony on whether that kind of state-mandated minimum would improve voter access or create impractical burdens for towns and counties.
Senator Murphy, sponsor of SB 103, said the proposal responded to last year's long lines in at least one municipality. "More polling places would equal less of a wait, and the last thing we…
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