Legislative Committees

Government Administration and Elections Committee

Connecticut Joint Committee


Legislative Office Building
Room 2200
Hartford, CT 06106
phone860-240-0480
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The Government Administration and Elections Committee has cognizance on all matters relating to the Department of Administrative Services, including purchasing and central collections, but excluding personnel and labor relations, fire marshals, the fire safety code, the state building code and school building projects, the administrative functions of the Office of Governmental Accountability, including the office's personnel and employment policies and information technology, and the Freedom of Information Commission, the Office of State Ethics, the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board and the State Elections Enforcement Commission, state government organization and reorganization, structures and procedures, leasing, construction, maintenance, purchase and sale of state property and facilities, state and federal relations, interstate compacts, compacts between the state and Indian tribes, constitutional amendments, and all matters relating to elections and election laws. Any bill favorably reported by another committee that authorizes the conveyance of real property, or any interest therein, by the state, or any resolution favorably reported by another committee that proposes a constitutional amendment shall be referred to the committee on Government Administration and Elections.
  1. National Popular VoteHB 6437 - National Popular Vote on 02/11/2009
  2. Election Day RegistrationHB 6435 - Election Day Registration on 02/11/2009
  3. Elections to Fill US Senate VacanciesSB 913 - Elections to Fill US Senate Vacancies on 02/11/2009
  4. Authorizes Unlimited Spending in State Legislative ElectionsHB 6580 - Authorizes Unlimited Spending in State Legislative Elections on 03/06/2013
  5. Amends the Funding for the Public Campaign Finance ProgramSB 455 - Amends the Funding for the Public Campaign Finance Program on 03/11/2014
  6. Establishes Measures to End Prison GerrymanderingSB 753 - Establishes Measures to End Prison Gerrymandering on 01/29/2021
  7. Authorizes Early Voting in Specific CasesHJ 59 - Authorizes Early Voting in Specific Cases on 02/17/2021
  8. Expands Access to Absentee VotingHB 5262 - Expands Access to Absentee Voting on 02/24/2022
  9. Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board MembersSB 356 - Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members on 03/01/2024
  10. Prohibits Libraries From Agreeing To Certain Terms In Electronic Book And Digital Audiobook License Agreements Or ContractsSB 1234 - Prohibits Libraries From Agreeing To Certain Terms In Electronic Book And Digital Audiobook License Agreements Or Contracts on 01/31/2025
  11. Limits Elections Watchdog IndependenceSB 1405 - Limits Elections Watchdog Independence on 02/28/2025
  12. Establishes No-Excuse Absentee VotingHB 5001 - Establishes No-Excuse Absentee Voting on 03/06/2026
Rep. Matt Blumenthal
(Democratic-CT 147) Co-Chair
Sen. Mae Flexer
(Democratic-CT 29) Co-Chair
Sen. Paul Honig
(Democratic-CT 8) Vice Chair
Rep. Amy Morrin Bello
(Democratic-CT 28) Vice Chair
Rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco
(Republican-CT 80) Ranking Member
Sen. Rob Sampson
(Republican-CT 16) Ranking Member
Rep. Seth Bronko
(Republican-CT 70) Member
Rep. Christie Carpino
(Republican-CT 32) Member
Rep. Martin Foncello
(Republican-CT 107) Member
Rep. Nick Gauthier
(Democratic-CT 38) Member
Rep. Gregg Haddad
(Democratic-CT 54) Member
Rep. Joe Hoxha
(Republican-CT 78) Member
Rep. Dominique Johnson
(Democratic-CT 143) Member
Rep. Nick Menapace
(Democratic-CT 37) Member
Rep. Christopher Rosario
(Democratic-CT 128) Member
Rep. Hilda Santiago
(Democratic-CT 84) Member
Rep. Michael Shannon
(Democratic-CT 117) Member
Sen. Gary Winfield
(Democratic-CT 10) Member
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