Thursday, June 05, 2025

Lamont: legislators keep elections watchdog independent

Facing a potential veto from Gov. Ned Lamont, the General Assembly agreed Wednesday to delete a portion of a bipartisan bill that would have ended a half century of independence by Connecticut's elections watchdog.

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... Lamont objected to a portion of Senate Bill 1405 that would have subjected the appointment of an executive director of the State Elections Enforcement Commission to approval by a legislative committee, the House and Senate.

Rather than risk a veto of a bill already approved by both chambers and on its way to Lamont's desk, legislative leaders agreed to insert language into an unrelated fiscal bill that makes the change sought by Lamont, the League of Women Voters, Common Cause and others. ....


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-05 02:11 AM

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