AN ACT REQUIRING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS FOR CERTAIN SAME-DAY ELECTION REGISTRATION APPLICANTS.

SB 1120 requires election officials to provide provisional ballots to voters who apply for same-day registration at federal elections (e.g., presidential or congressional races) if the state voter system shows they haven’t been registered in any Connecticut town. This applies only to voters seeking to vote for federal offices, not local races. All such provisional ballots must be segregated for auditing to verify the voter didn’t also cast a ballot in another state during the same election. The bill directly affects same-day registrants at federal elections, aiming to prevent potential double voting across state lines.