AN ACT CONCERNING CLOSE VOTE RECANVASSES.

HB 6019 amends election statutes to require mandatory recanvasses in close vote contests, preventing defeated candidates from waiving this process. The bill directly affects candidates in elections where vote margins trigger a recanvass under existing law (sections 9-311a and 9-445). It changes the procedure by making recanvasses compulsory - candidates can no longer choose to forgo them via written waiver. This applies specifically to contested races meeting the threshold for a close vote recanvass.