League of Women Voters ^®
of Connecticut

Joan Twiggs, director at large for the League of Women Voters of Connecticut, joins Public News Service to discuss the next stage of the once-a-decade redistricting process - the creation of voting districts. Also known as electoral districts or wards, voting districts are the hyperlocal areas determining polling place locations on Election Day.

Patricia Rossi weighs in on the redistricting process during NBC Connecticut's Face the Facts' November 29th airing.

For over 100 years, the League has been working to attain and secure voting rights for disenfranchised American citizens. In a progressive state like Connecticut, many voters were unaware that we do not allow for any in-person Early Voting, convenience that our neighbor states already enjoy. This November, Connecticut voters will have a chance to change that by voting YES on the ballot question: Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to provide for early voting?

As we begin 2022, still in the midst of a global pandemic, marking the one-year anniversary of the literal physical attack on our Congress and United States Capitol, it is important to remember that change is inevitable, and hope, ever present. Even though the majority of Americans believe that voting rights should be protected, there are two important bills currently stalled in the Senate, the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. You can help us call on Congress and President Biden to Deliver for Voting Rights – and see the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Action.