League of Women Voters ^®
of Connecticut

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Census Bureau has adjusted it's timeline for Census data collection, moving everything back by about four months. Connecticut is doing better than the national average with self-response, but there are notable gaps between our cities.

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit seeking to make absentee mail-in voting available to every eligible voter during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Connecticut State Conference of NAACP Branches and the League of Women Voters of Connecticut, as well as an individual Connecticut resident.

With the federal and state primary elections taking place on August 11, 2020, the League issued a press release on April 20, 2020 recommending three crucial actions to maintain the access and trust of citizens in their elections.

LWVCT submitted the following letter to the Connecticut Legislature on March 27, 2020 to ensure transparency and to protect the rights of all Connecticut Residents to participate in their government through the COVID-19 pandemic.