Senate Bill 753: An Act Concerning the Counting of Incarcerated Persons for Purposes of Determining Legislative Districts was voted out of committee this week. If passed by the CT legislature, the bill would end the unfair practice of prison gerrymandering. Please contact your state senator and ask them to 1) urge Senate Leadership to bring this bill to a vote and 2) vote “YES” on SB 753 when it is raised.

The Environment Committee has released SB 1037: An Act Concerning Solid Waste Management, the vehicle for this year’s Bottle Bill. The Public Hearing is scheduled for Friday, March 19.

The GAE Committee will be considering four crucial bills concerning Voting Rights of Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Persons and Elections Administration next Wednesday. Please email your written testimony AND/OR sign up to testify in person. Deadline to sign up for live testimony is Tuesday March 9. Also: Thank your legislators if they supported Early Voting or No-Excuse Absentee Voting during the February 22 Public Hearing!

We view protecting the right to vote and the opportunity to exercise that right as paramount for our representative democracy to survive and thrive. Due to the restrictive language in the State Constitution, we need to amend the State Constitution language in order to update our election laws. Contact your state legislators today and ask them to support Early Voting and No-Excuse Absentee Voting!