League of Women Voters ^®
of Connecticut

On January 27, 2022, the House of Representatives announced the introduction of House Resolution 891, a new resolution affirming the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. As of this week, 4 of our 5 Representatives to the US House are cosponsors of the legislation.

With only a little over a month left in the session, the Connecticut General Assembly approves expanded access to absentee ballots for all future elections. This Spring, the League is supporting bills that protect and expand voting rights, government transparency and access, and address the climate crisis. Read the full update.

This year, the League’s top priorities are to educate and help voters understand the importance of voting “yes” on the Early Voting ballot question and to help sort fact from fiction so that voters can better understand how our Connecticut elections are performed with the highest level of integrity.

Connecticut and New York have approved their new voting district maps. For the next 10 years these district lines will shape how political power plays out in both states. Joan Twiggs, Director at Large and People Powered Fair Maps Champion for the League of Women Voters of Connecticut, spoke to WSHU for the Full Story program about Connecticut's new voting district maps, published on February 18, 2022.