League of Women Voters ^®
of Connecticut

Connecticut Public and the League of Women Voters of Connecticut (LWVCT) have set the dates, locations and moderators for an unprecedented series of eight debates that they will co-produce in advance of the November general elections, including the statewide offices of governor, U.S. Senate, secretary of the state, and Connecticut’s five U.S. Congressional districts.

Now that Redistricting in Connecticut is over, do you know which district(s) you are in? Do you know how many and which districts are within your town’s borders? Have other people asked you how to find out what their districts are? Read the full update and view the maps to see if anything has changed for you.

During the Short Legislative Session we celebrated the passage of laws to expand access to absentee ballots and address the climate emergency, while recognizing the failure of the legislature to pass other key bills to protect voting rights, protect state referenda from the influence of foreign money, and ensure transparency and access to the workings of government. Read on to find out what happened during the Short Session.

While we can’t change the makeup of the current Supreme Court, we can elect lawmakers with the power to protect the right to an abortion and make reproductive rights the supreme law of the land – invulnerable to the sweeping reversals of the Supreme Court. The simplest, most accessible action we can take is to vote. Vote as if our lives depend on it—because they do. In a healthy democracy, bodily autonomy cannot be dependent on personal luck but must be a fundamental right guaranteed to each and every American.