Connecticut

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Advocacy Day 2025

Senator Sujata Gadkar Wilcox speaks to League members at the Capitol in Hartord on February 19 for Advocacy Day 2025.

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Ella Grasso was first sworn in as Governor of Connecticut on January 8, 1975. With her inauguration, she became the first female Governor in Connecticut, first Italian-American Governor in Connecticut, and first female Governor in the United States elected in her own right.

The 50th Anniversary of Governor Ella Grasso's Inauguration

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Vote 411: Election Information You Need

Do you have questions about upcoming elections? We have answers! Visit VOTE411 for the Connecticut election information you need.

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Register to vote or update your registration! Use the Connecticut Secretary of the State's Online Voter Registration System.

An Unprecedented, Breathtaking Assault on American Democracy: LWV Responds to Trump Administration’s First 60 Days

Submitted by Connecticut in March 2025.

Public Statement

Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Celina Stewart issued the following statement in reflection on the first 60 days of the Trump administration: “If the past 60 days have made one thing clear, it’s this: our democracy is facing a five-alarm fire..."

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Learn about the League's legislative priorities for the current session, and access resources for legislative advocacy at the state level.

Submitted by Connecticut in March 2025.

News

In this review, we summarize the races that the LWV of Connecticut (LWVCT) covered in 2024, how many candidates participated in the VOTE411 Voter Guides, and key statistics on VOTE411 users. We also identify ways to increase awareness of VOTE411—both within our League networks and among candidates and voters.

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Submitted by Connecticut in February 2025.

Blog Post

Regardless of immigration status, we all have guaranteed rights under the United States Constitution. What you can do today: learn more about immigrants' rights and share these important resources with your community.

Submitted by Connecticut in January 2025.

Blog Post

Access Connecticut Mirror's nonpartisan guide to learn all you need to know about Connecticut's 2025 legislative session from January 8 to June 4. Find out who is new to the legislature, who represents you, how laws are adopted, how the budget process works, and much more.

Submitted by Connecticut in March 2025.

Action Alerts

Please submit testimony for SB 17! The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports funding to municipalities to cover their costs for early voting, as the requirements placed on towns for early voting caused unfunded mandates in many locations in 2024. But we can do better - municipalities should receive funds to support early voting and ensure that our elections are accessible to all Connecticut voters.

Submitted by Connecticut in March 2025.

Action Alerts

While waiting for developments in the anticipated court battles, Connecticut voters can take action to reject anti-voter policies and protect voting rights by 1) mobilizing friends in other states to push back against the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) Act, and 2) taking action at the state level to support voting rights and access and oppose anti-voter legislation at the state level during the legislative session.

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Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Connecticut

Advocacy Day 2025

Celebrating Ella

Vote 411: Election Information You Need

Connecticut

An Unprecedented, Breathtaking Assault on American Democracy: LWV Responds to Trump Administration’s First 60 Days

Take Action

VOTE411 Election 2024 Report

Pass it On: Immigrants' Rights and Resources

CT Mirror's Legislative Guide 2025

Submit testimony in support of SB 17: Funding to Municipalities for Early Voting

Take Action in Connecticut to Reject Anti-Voter Policies and Protect the Right to Vote: The SAVE Act, President Trump's Executive Order, and Funding for Connecticut's Elections

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