AN ACT CONCERNING EARLY VOTING FOR SINGULAR, UNCONTESTED SPECIAL ELECTIONS.

HB 5234 allows municipalities to skip early voting for special elections that have only one candidate running to fill a single vacant office (an "uncontested" election). It applies specifically when a special election is the sole race on the ballot for a single municipal position with no competing candidates. Local governments would have the option to eliminate early voting periods for these straightforward elections. The bill streamlines election administration for uncontested races without requiring early voting.