AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IN PARTY CAUCUSES, CONVENTIONS AND PRIMARIES, INCLUDING PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARIES, AND IN CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 386
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IN
PARTY CAUCUSES, CONVENTIONS AND PRIMARIES, INCLUDING
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARIES, AND IN CERTAIN
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2028) (a) As used in this section: 1
(1) "Active candidate" means, with respect to a round of tabulation 2
under ranked-choice voting, a candidate (A) whose name appears on 3
the ballot or who is registered as a write -in candidate, and (B) who has 4
not been eliminated, is not a winning candidate and is not a withdrawn 5
candidate; 6
(2) "Inactive ballot" means, with respect to a given round of tabulation 7
and all subsequent rounds of tabulation under ranked -choice voting, a 8
ballot on which no vote is tabulated because (A) no candidate ranked on 9
the ballot remains an active candidate; or (B) two or more candidates are 10
ranked at the same order of preference and no other candidates that are 11
ranked higher remain as active candidates; 12
(3) "Ranked-choice voting" means a system of casting and tabulating 13
votes under which, with respect to a particular office, (A) each elector is 14
able to rank candidates on the ballot in the order of such elector's 15
preference, (B) one or more rounds of tabulation are used to determine 16
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active candidates in accordance with electors' preferences, and (C) the 17
active candidate with the greatest number of votes after all rounds of 18
tabulation are complete is the winning candidate; 19
(4) "Rank" or "ranking" means an elector's vote expressed in 20
numerical order of such elector's preferences as to the candidates on the 21
ballot, where "1" indicates the highest preference and subsequent 22
numbers indicate lower preferences; 23
(5) "Repeated ranking" means markings on a ballot whereby the same 24
candidate is ranked at multiple, differing orders of preference; 25
(6) "Skipped ranking" means markings on a ballot whereby an elector 26
leaves a ranking unassigned but also ranks a candidate at a lower order 27
of preference; 28
(7) "Undervote" means, with respect to all rounds of tabulation under 29
ranked-choice voting for a particular office, a ballot on which no vote is 30
cast due to no candidate being ranked; 31
(8) "Winning candidate" means the candidate with the greatest 32
number of votes, under ranked -choice voting, after all rounds of 33
tabulation are complete; and 34
(9) "Withdrawn candidate" means a person (A) whose candidacy has 35
been withdrawn in accordance with the applicable provision of title 9 of 36
the general statutes, and (B) in a presidential preference primary, who 37
complies with all applicable party rules governing the timing, 38
procedures or substance of candidate withdrawals or campaign 39
suspensions. 40
(b) (1) Except as prohibited by any provision of title 9 of the general 41
statutes, the outcome of (A) any primary, other than a presidential 42
preference primary, held on or after January 1, 2028, (B) any municipal 43
election held on or after January 1, 2028, or (C) any presidential 44
preference primary held on or after January 1, 2028, may be determined 45
under ranked-choice voting. 46
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(2) (A) For any primary or municipal election determined under 47
ranked-choice voting for an office to which electors nominate or elect no 48
more than one candidate, the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection 49
(d) of this section shall apply. 50
(B) For any primary or municipal election determined under ranked-51
choice voting for offices other than those described in subparagraph (A) 52
of this subdivision, the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of 53
this section shall not apply. 54
(c) (1) (A) At each primary or municipal election conducted under 55
ranked-choice voting, the Secretary of the State shall prescribe the type 56
of ballot to be used, the instructions to appear on such ballot and the 57
layout and orientation of such ballot. The use of any ballot at any such 58
primary or municipal election shall be subject to the approval of the 59
Secretary. 60
(B) The ballot at each primary or municipal election conducted under 61
ranked-choice voting, or the portion of such ballot used for ranked -62
choice voting, shall: 63
(i) List all candidates duly qualified to appear on such ballot for such 64
primary or municipal election and in such a manner as to allow each 65
elector who is eligible to vote in such primary or municipal election to 66
rank all such candidates in the order of such elector's preference. If such 67
ballot cannot allow for ranking of all such candidates, the Secretary may 68
limit ranking to not less than five candidates, provided such limitation 69
by the Secretary shall be uniform with respect to all electors eligible to 70
vote in such primary or municipal election; 71
(ii) For any primary, list and identify candidates in the order and 72
manner provided in subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, and (g) of section 9-73
437 of the general statutes, at a minimum; and 74
(iii) For any municipal election, and for the purposes of sections 9 -75
249a, 9 -372, 9 -373b, 9 -380, 9 -453d and 9 -453t of the general statutes, 76
indicate the party under which designation each candidate appears so 77
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as to enable the elector to specify the party designation of the candidate 78
being ranked. 79
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9 -242 of the general 80
statutes, at each primary or municipal election conducted under ranked-81
choice voting, the voting tabulator shall be so constructed as to comply 82
with the provisions of this section. 83
(d) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, at each 84
primary or municipal election for an office to which electors nominate 85
or elect no more than one candidate, and conducted under ranked -86
choice voting, each ballot shall be tabulated as one vote cast for the 87
highest-ranked active candidate on such ballot and tabulation shall 88
proceed in sequential rounds such that: 89
(A) In a round with three or more active candidates, the candidate 90
with the least number of votes at the completion of tabulation shall be 91
eliminated, the vote for such eliminated candidate shall be transferred 92
to a remaining active candidate in accordance with the ranked 93
preference expressed on such ballot and all remaining active candidates 94
shall advance to the next round; and 95
(B) In a round with fewer than three active candidates, the candidate 96
with the greatest number of votes at the completion of tabulation shall 97
be declared the winning candidate and no further rounds shall be 98
required. 99
(2) (A) If at the completion of tabulation a tie occurs between 100
candidates with the least number of votes and tabulation is unable to 101
proceed until such tie is resolved, the candidate to be eliminated shall 102
be determined by lot in accordance with regulations adopted under 103
subsection (f) of this section. 104
(B) If at the completion of tabulation a tie occurs between candidates 105
with the greatest number of votes, such tie shall be resolved in 106
accordance with the provisions of (i) section 9-446 of the general statutes 107
in the case of a primary other than a presidential preference primary, (ii) 108
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section 9-332 of the general statutes in the case of a municipal election, 109
or (iii) chapter 154 of the general statutes in the case of a presidential 110
preference primary. 111
(C) (i) If a ballot is an inactive ballot with respect to any round, no 112
vote shall be tabulated on such ballot for such round. 113
(ii) If a ballot is an undervote, no vote shall be tabulated on such ballot 114
for all rounds. 115
(iii) If a ballot contains any repeated ranking or skipped ranking with 116
respect to any round, the vote shall be tabulated on such ballot for the 117
highest-ranked active candidate. 118
(e) For any primary or municipal election conducted under ranked -119
choice voting, the provisions of section 9 -445 or 9 -311a of the general 120
statutes, as applicable, shall apply to the difference between the vote for 121
the winning candidate over the vote for the active candidate having the 122
next highest number of votes. 123
(f) The Secretary of the State shall adopt regulations, in accordance 124
with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement 125
the provisions of this section. 126
Sec. 2. Section 9 -173 of the general statutes is repealed and the 127
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2028): 128
(a) In the election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the 129
State, Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General, the person 130
receiving the greatest number of votes for each of said offices, 131
respectively, shall be declared elected. If no person has a plurality of the 132
votes for any of said offices, the General Assembly shall choose such 133
officer. 134
(b) In the election for senator in Congress, the person receiving the 135
greatest number of votes for such office shall be declared elected; but, if 136
no person has a plurality of the votes for said office, the Governor may 137
make a temporary appointment of a senator in Congress to serve for the 138
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ensuing two years unless the General Assembly directs a special election 139
for a senator in Congress, to be held during said period, to fill the 140
vacancy occasioned by such failure to elect. 141
(c) In all elections of representatives in Congress, state senators, state 142
representatives and judges of probate, the person having the greatest 143
number of votes shall be declared elected. [Unless otherwise provided] 144
(d) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection or by 145
other law, in all municipal elections a plurality of the votes cast shall be 146
sufficient to elect. 147
(2) A municipality may, by vote of the electors of such municipality 148
at a referendum, (A) adopt ranked-choice voting, as defined in section 1 149
of this act, for the conduct of any municipal election held on or after 150
January 1, 2028, for any office to which electors elect no more than one 151
candidate, and (B) implement ranked -choice voting procedures, as 152
provided in section 1 of this act, at such election. 153
Sec. 3. (NEW) ( Effective January 1, 2028 ) (a) As used in this section, 154
"state office" and "district office" have the same meanings as provided 155
in section 9-372 of the general statutes. 156
(b) At any political party convention held for the endorsement of any 157
candidate for nomination to state or district office or the office of state 158
senator or state representative, if such political party has adopted 159
ranked-choice voting, as defined in section 1 of this act, pursuant to its 160
party rules, for the purpose of making such endorsement, as between 161
three or more candidates, to which the delegates at such convention 162
endorse no more than one such candidate: 163
(1) The call of a roll and the recording of the vote of each delegate 164
entitled to vote and voting shall not be required; and 165
(2) The determination of the per cent of the votes of the convention 166
delegates present and voting on any roll -call vote, as described in 167
section 9-386 of the general statutes, and of any similar reference to the 168
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per cent of such votes, including in sections 9 -400 and 9 -706 of the 169
general statutes, shall be the number of votes received in any round of 170
tabulation by each active candidate, as defined in section 1 of this act, in 171
the round as a percentage of the votes received by all active candidates 172
in the round. 173
(c) In all such proceedings for the making of an endorsement for 174
nomination to a state or district office or the office of state senator or 175
state representative, the clerk or secretary of such convention shall keep 176
a true record, in writing, of the number of votes received by each active 177
candidate in each round of tabulation and of the round-by-round totals 178
and shall, at the conclusion of the voting and tabulation process, 179
announce the round-by-round and final results. Such clerk or secretary 180
shall file such record at the headquarters of the state central committee, 181
where it shall be preserved for a period of one hundred eighty days after 182
the adjournment of such convention, and such record shall be open to 183
public inspection at all reasonable times. 184
Sec. 4. Section 9 -444 of the general statutes is repealed and the 185
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2028): 186
(a) (1) In the case of a primary for state or district office, each person 187
certified by the Secretary of the State as provided in section 9 -440, to 188
have received the greatest number of votes of the electors eligible to vote 189
in a primary for any office shall be deemed to have been chosen as the 190
nominee of such party to such office. 191
(2) In the case of a primary for a municipal office, the moderator, or 192
the head moderator, as the case may be, shall declare nominated the 193
person having the greatest number of votes for such office and, if more 194
than one person is to be nominated for the same office, he shall declare 195
nominated the persons having the greatest number of votes for such 196
office up to the number to be chosen. 197
(3) In the case of a primary for members of a town committee, such 198
moderator shall declare elected the persons having the greatest number 199
of votes for such positions up to the number to be chosen for such 200
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positions. 201
(4) In the case of a primary for justice of the peace, such moderator 202
shall declare elected each person on the slate having the greatest number 203
of votes for such offices. [In] 204
(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, in all 205
primaries, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to nominate or 206
elect, as the case may be. 207
(2) A major party may, pursuant to its party rules, (A) adopt ranked-208
choice voting, as defined in section 1 of this act, for the conduct of any 209
primary held on or after January 1, 2028, for any office to which electors 210
nominate no more than one candidate, and (B) implement ranked -211
choice voting procedures, as provided in section 1 of this act, at such 212
primary. The chairperson or authorized representative of any such 213
party shall provide notice to the Secretary of the State, or the Secretary's 214
designee, of such party's adoption in accordance with a process and 215
timeline established by the Secretary for the provision of such notice. 216
Sec. 5. Section 9 -473 of the general statutes is repealed and the 217
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2028): 218
(a) The Secretary shall establish a process and deadline for the 219
certification, by the chairman of each party to the Secretary, of the 220
number of delegates to which such party is entitled. 221
(b) Not later than the [fourteenth day before the day of the primary ] 222
deadline established by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) of this 223
section, the chairman of each party shall certify in writing to the 224
[secretary] Secretary the number of delegates to which such party is 225
entitled pursuant to its rules. If such rules provide that such delegates 226
are to be chosen from districts, the chairman shall also certify the 227
number of delegates allocated to each district and the number to be 228
selected at large, if any. Such rules (1) may [(1)] provide for ranked -229
choice voting, as defined in section 1 of this act, at any presidential 230
preference primary held on or after January 1, 2028, and (2) may (A) 231
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prescribe a formula for the allocation of delegates to candidates based 232
upon the percentages of the total votes cast for, or received in any round 233
of tabulation under ranked -choice voting by, such candidates at the 234
primary, or [(2)] (B) require that all delegates shall be allocated to the 235
candidate [receiving] for whom the greatest number of votes were cast, 236
or by whom the greatest number of votes were received in any round of 237
tabulation under ranked -choice voting, notwithstanding such 238
candidate's percentage of the total votes cast for all candidates. If such 239
rules prescribe a formula for the allocation of delegates to candidates 240
based upon the percentages of the total votes cast for, or received in any 241
round of tabulation under ranked -choice voting by, such candidates at 242
the primary, the chairman shall also certify such formula and all 243
information necessary for the application of such formula to the results 244
of the primary. 245
(c) The chairman of a party shall furnish to the [secretary] Secretary, 246
upon request, a written interpretation or explanation of any ranked -247
choice voting provided for by such party's rules, or any application of 248
[such] a delegate allocation formula prescribed, under subsection (b) of 249
this section. 250
Sec. 6. Section 9 -476 of the general statutes is repealed and the 251
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2028): 252
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or required for the 253
purposes of implementing ranked-choice voting, as defined in section 1 254
of this act , the provisions of chapter 145 and chapter 153 concerning 255
absentee voting at primaries, conduct of primaries and return and 256
tabulation of the vote at such primaries shall apply , as nearly as 257
practicable and in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, [of the State,] 258
to a presidential preference primary. 259
(b) If a party's rules so provide pursuant to subdivision (1) of 260
subsection (b) of section 9-473, as amended by this act, each presidential 261
preference primary held on or after January 1, 2028, shall be conducted 262
under ranked -choice voting. The Secretary shall issue written 263
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instructions for the implementation of policies and procedures 264
regarding tabulation and publication of preliminary and final results, 265
including round-by-round results. Such instructions shall provide that 266
if a candidate withdraws as of the day of the primary in accordance with 267
applicable law, any ballot cast prior to the day of the primary on which 268
such candidate was the highest-ranked candidate shall be counted as a 269
vote for the next highest -ranked candidate on such ballot. Such 270
instructions shall take into account any procedures requested in writing 271
by the chairman of the party holding such primary, which procedures 272
are reasonable, compatible with the use of ranked-choice voting ballots 273
and capable of being implemented using existing voting tabulators, 274
including any associated hardware and software. The Secretary shall 275
post all such written instructions on the Internet web site of the office of 276
the Secretary of the State. 277
(c) The primary officials of each party for each polling place shall be 278
as specified in section 9-436, except that (1) the appointment of assistant 279
registrars of voters and absentee ballot counters shall be permitted but 280
not required, (2) the minimum number of official checkers shall be one, 281
(3) the minimum number of voting tabulator tenders shall be one for 282
each two voting tabulators in use, (4) if two parties are holding 283
primaries and the registrars of voters of such parties so agree, such 284
registrars of voters may jointly appoint (A) one moderator of both 285
primaries and (B) one enrolled member of either party to serve as head 286
moderator of both primaries, (5) notwithstanding any reduction in the 287
number of primary officials as permitted by this section, any duty 288
required of primary officials by the general statutes may be performed 289
by one or more primary officials, at the direction of the registrar of 290
voters of the party of such officials, and (6) the registrar of voters shall 291
have the sole power to appoint such officials. In making such 292
appointments the registrar shall attempt, to the extent practicable, to 293
provide representation for each candidate at each polling place. The 294
provisions of section 9-436a shall apply to each candidate whose name 295
appears on the ballot, except that each such candidate, through such 296
candidate's authorized or known representative, may submit to the 297
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registrar of voters the name of one designee as candidate checker for 298
each polling place, and the registrar of voters shall appoint such 299
designee as candidate checker for such candidate. 300
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-438, the polls shall be 301
open for voting at the primary between the hours of six o'clock a.m. and 302
eight o'clock p.m. 303
(e) The moderator or head moderator of the primary in each town 304
shall prepare duplicate head moderator returns in the manner provided 305
by section 9-440, but notwithstanding the provisions of said section, the 306
moderator or head moderator may electronically transmit such returns 307
not later than eleven fifty-nine o'clock p.m. on primary day, provided a 308
hard copy is mailed to the Secretary [of the State ] not later than two 309
o'clock p.m. of the day following the primary or shall hand deliver one 310
of such returns to either the Secretary or the state police by two o'clock 311
p.m. of the day following the primary. Any moderator or head 312
moderator, as the case may be, who fails to deliver such returns to either 313
the Secretary or the state police by such time shall pay a late filing fee of 314
fifty dollars. 315
Sec. 7. Section 9 -484 of the general statutes is repealed and the 316
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2028): 317
(a) If a party's chairman did not certify (1) a formula pursuant to 318
section 9 -473, as amended by this act , or (2) a requirement that all 319
delegates shall be allocated to the candidate receiving the greatest 320
number of votes notwithstanding such candidate's percentage of the 321
total votes cast for all candidates, the [secretary] Secretary shall 322
determine the number of delegates to be so allocated to each candidate 323
of each such party in accordance with the provisions of this section , 324
provided such allocations when the party rules do not provide for 325
ranked-choice voting shall be made under subsection (b) of this section 326
and such allocations when the party rules do provide for ranked-choice 327
voting shall be made under subsection (c) of this section. As used in this 328
section, "ranked -choice voting", "active candidate" and "withdrawn 329
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candidate" have the same meanings as provided in section 1 of this act. 330
(b) [Such determination shall be made separately for delegates to be 331
selected at large and delegates to be selected from each district. Any] (1) 332
For allocations under this subsection when party rules do not provide 333
for ranked-choice voting, any percentage required to be determined, in 334
accordance with the provisions of this [section] subsection, shall be 335
rounded off to the nearest one -tenth of one per cent. As used in this 336
[section] subsection, "minimum percentage" means the ratio, expressed 337
as a percentage, that the number one bears to the total number of 338
delegates to be selected, but in no event shall such percentage exceed 339
twenty-five per cent. 340
[(c)] (2) (A) The [secretary] Secretary shall calculate the minimum 341
percentage, as defined in [subsection (b) of this section] subdivision (1) 342
of this subsection, using the number of delegates to be selected at large 343
and, if applicable, the number of delegates to be selected from each 344
district respectively. Except as provided in this [subsection] subdivision, 345
a candidate's percentage of the total votes cast for all candidates in the 346
state or in a district [must] is required to equal or exceed such minimum 347
percentage in order for such candidate to be allocated any at large 348
delegates or any delegates from such district, as the case may be. The 349
[secretary] Secretary shall determine each candidate's percentage of the 350
total votes cast for all candidates in the state and in each district. In the 351
event two or more candidates have received a percentage of such total 352
votes cast equal to or greater than the minimum percentage, the 353
[secretary] Secretary shall calculate an adjusted percentage, which shall 354
be each such candidate's percentage of the total votes cast for all such 355
candidates, excluding the votes cast for all other candidates. The 356
[secretary] Secretary shall then calculate the product of each such 357
candidate's adjusted percentage and the total number of delegates to be 358
selected, rounding off such product to the nearest integer. Such product 359
shall be the number of delegates allocated to each such candidate except 360
as hereinafter provided. 361
[(1)] (B) If the rounding off of such products to the nearest integers 362
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causes the sum of all delegates so allocated to be greater than the total 363
number of delegates to be selected at large or from the district, then one 364
delegate shall be subtracted from the number allocated to the candidate 365
who received the greatest mathematical gain from such rounding off, 366
and if necessary one delegate shall also be subtracted from the number 367
allocated to the candidate who received the next greatest gain, and so 368
on until the sum of all delegates allocated to candidates equals the total 369
number of delegates to be so selected. 370
[(2)] (C) If the rounding off of such products to the nearest integers 371
causes the sum of all delegates so allocated to be fewer than the total 372
number of delegates to be selected at large or from the district, then one 373
delegate shall be added to the number allocated to the candidate who 374
suffered the greatest mathematical loss from such rounding off, and if 375
necessary one delegate shall also be added to the number allocated to 376
the candidate who suffered the next greatest such loss, and so on until 377
the sum of all delegates allocated to candidates equals the total number 378
of delegates to be so selected. 379
[(d)] (3) In the event one or no candidate has received a percentage of 380
the total number of votes cast for all candidates equal to or greater than 381
the minimum percentage, the [secretary] Secretary shall calculate an 382
adjusted percentage for each of the candidates receiving the greatest and 383
second greatest number of votes cast for all candidates. The adjusted 384
percentage shall be such candidate's percentage of the total number of 385
votes cast for both such candidates, excluding the total number of votes 386
cast for all other candidates. The [secretary] Secretary shall determine 387
the number of delegates allocated to each candidate by using the same 388
procedure as prescribed in [subsection (c) of this section] subdivision (2) 389
of this subsection. 390
(c) (1) For allocations under this subsection when party rules provide 391
for ranked-choice voting, the Secretary shall determine the number of 392
delegates, if any, to be allocated at large to each candidate and, if 393
applicable, the number of delegates, if any, to be allocated to each 394
candidate from each district respectively. An active candidate's 395
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percentage of the votes received by all active candidates in the state or 396
in a district is required to equal or exceed fifteen per cent in order for 397
such candidate to be allocated any at large delegates or any delegates 398
from such district, as the case may be. The Secretary shall determine 399
each candidate's percentage of the votes received by all active 400
candidates under ranked-choice voting in the state and in each district. 401
Each ballot shall count as one vote for the highest -ranked candidate on 402
such ballot and shall be deemed a vote for delegates pledged to support 403
such candidate in accordance with party rules or applicable provisions 404
of this title. Any rankings for withdrawn candidates shall be treated as 405
rankings for eliminated candidates. If the vote total for any active 406
candidate is less than fifteen per cent, the active candidate with the 407
fewest votes shall be eliminated and the votes for the eliminated 408
candidate shall be counted for each ballot's next highest -ranked active 409
candidate. If the vote total of all active candidates is above fifteen per 410
cent, tabulation shall be complete. For the purpose of section 9 -482, 411
votes cast for a candidate and each candidate's percentage of total votes 412
shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of the votes received 413
in the final round of tabulation. The Secretary shall then calculate the 414
product of each such active candidate's percentage and the total number 415
of delegates to be selected, rounding off such product to the nearest 416
integer. Such product shall be the number of delegates allocated to each 417
such candidate except as hereinafter provided. 418
(2) If the rounding off of such products to the nearest integers causes 419
the sum of all delegates so allocated to be greater than the total number 420
of delegates to be selected at large or from the district, then one delegate 421
shall be subtracted from the number allocated to the candidate who 422
received the greatest mathematical gain from such rounding off, and if 423
necessary one delegate shall also be subtracted from the number 424
allocated to the candidate who received the next greatest gain, and so 425
on until the sum of all delegates allocated to candidates equals the total 426
number of delegates to be so selected. 427
(3) If the rounding off of such products to the nearest integers causes 428
the sum of all delegates so allocated to be fewer than the total number 429
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of delegates to be selected at large or from the district, then one delegate 430
shall be added to the number allocated to the candidate who suffered 431
the greatest mathematical loss from such rounding off, and if necessary 432
one delegate shall also be added to the number allocated to the 433
candidate who suffered the next greatest such loss, and so on until the 434
sum of all delegates allocated to candidates equals the total number of 435
delegates to be so selected. 436
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 January 1, 2028 New section
Sec. 2 January 1, 2028 9-173
Sec. 3 January 1, 2028 New section
Sec. 4 January 1, 2028 9-444
Sec. 5 January 1, 2028 9-473
Sec. 6 January 1, 2028 9-476
Sec. 7 January 1, 2028 9-484

GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
APP Joint Favorable