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Connecticut General Statutes 9 163aa 2024 Early In Person Voting

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connecticut general statutes 9 163aa 2024 early in person voting

A new Connecticut law went into effect this year creating early voting procedures for the first time in Connecticut. The law, Connecticut General Statutes § 9-163aa, provides that before each election, a period of early voting must be held. The early voting period is fifteen days prior to a regular election and eight days prior to a primary election. Further, CGS § 9-174 (2) provides that each location designated for early voting shall remain open from ten o’clock a.m. to six o’clock p.m. So this year, early voting for the November 5 election will start on October 21, 2024.

The implementation of this law raises new questions about wage and overtime eligibility for election poll workers. With the implementation of these early voting laws, given the long days poll workers often put in on election days, it is possible that some election poll workers may work in excess of 40... As a result, municipalities across Connecticut should now be considering how their poll workers should be paid, whether such poll workers are eligible for overtime pay, and what record keeping obligations they have as... How are election workers to be paid? Are they overtime eligible? Whether or not election poll workers are eligible for overtime pay depends on whether they qualify as an “employee” for purposes of the FLSA and Connecticut law.

An election worker is not necessarily an employee and may be treated as a “volunteer” so long as both the employee and the municipality agree to that designation. CGS § 9-235c provides “[n]otwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary or of any special act, charter or ordinance, any election, primary or referendum official may serve on a voluntary basis... So it is possible for poll workers to serve voluntarily. But if an agreement is not reached for a poll worker to be a volunteer, must the municipality treat the worker as an employee or can the worker serve as an independent contractor? Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights. A new Connecticut law went into effect this year creating early voting procedures for the first time in Connecticut.

The law, Connecticut General Statutes § 9-163aa, provides that before each election, a period of early voting must be held. The early voting period is fifteen days prior to a regular election and eight days prior to a primary election. Further, CGS § 9-174 (2) provides that each location designated for early voting shall remain open from ten o’clock a.m. to six o’clock p.m. So this year, early voting for the November 5 election will start on October 21, 2024. The implementation of this law raises new questions about wage and overtime eligibility for election poll workers.

With the implementation of these early voting laws, given the long days poll workers often put in on election days, it is possible that some election poll workers may work in excess of 40... As a result, municipalities across Connecticut should now be considering how their poll workers should be paid, whether such poll workers are eligible for overtime pay, and what record keeping obligations they have as... How are election workers to be paid? Are they overtime eligible? Whether or not election poll workers are eligible for overtime pay depends on whether they qualify as an “employee” for purposes of the FLSA and Connecticut law. An election worker is not necessarily an employee and may be treated as a “volunteer” so long as both the employee and the municipality agree to that designation.

CGS § 9-235c provides “[n]otwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary or of any special act, charter or ordinance, any election, primary or referendum official may serve on a voluntary basis... So it is possible for poll workers to serve voluntarily. But if an agreement is not reached for a poll worker to be a volunteer, must the municipality treat the worker as an employee or can the worker serve as an independent contractor?

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