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Connecticut Subscribed Articles

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Right now, there are just under 3 million people in Connecticut who are eligible to vote. Of that number, only 2.1 million were registered at the time of last year’s municipal elections, and only 709,000 registered voters actually cast ballots, according to data from the Secretary of the State’s Office. To be clear – that’s a turnout rate of around 33%.
For me and my colleagues at the League of Women Voters of Connecticut, these numbers lay bare the need for increased civic engagement in communities across the state...

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Early voting begins on Tuesday March 26 and early voting polling locations have finally been posted! Attention all eligible citizens who are unaffiliated, unregistered, or 17-years old who will turn 18 by November 5: you still have time to enroll with a party if you want to vote in that party's primary.

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In a letter sent Thursday March 7, the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Urged Governor Lamont to Fully Fund Early Voting Implementation and Voter Education

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Early in-person voting will be available in Connecticut for the first time for the Presidential Preference Primaries on Tuesday, April 2. Early voting polling locations will be open from 10 am to 6 pm on Tuesday, March 26, Wednesday, March 27, Thursday, March 28, and Saturday, March 30. Things to keep in mind...

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Early in-person voting will be available in Connecticut for the first time for the Presidential Preference Primaries on Tuesday, April 2. Early voting polling locations will be open from 10 am to 6 pm on Tuesday, March 26, Wednesday, March 27, Thursday, March 28, and Saturday, March 30. Things to keep in mind...

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Thanks to the hard work of our leaders, members, voting rights allies around the state, and state legislators, there's a lot to look forward to this year: Early voting, the most comprehensive voting rights act in the country, a new presidential primary date, and a statewide referendum on absentee voting.

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Voters deserve to hear directly from the candidates campaigning to represent us at the highest level.

See which candidates have filled out our voter guides and demand the rest follow their example!

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This story was originally published by Forward Kentucky.

On November 29, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky published a study examining “Transparency and Citizen Participation in Kentucky’s Legislative Process” and asking the recurring question, “How Can They Do That?”

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This article was originally published in The Boston Globe.

Voters must cast ballots in the party they are registered for, and voters who are registered as undeclared may vote in either primary. In New Hampshire, roughly 40 percent of voters are registered as undeclared, according to Liz Tentarelli, the president of LWV New Hampshire.

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This story was originally published in the Lincoln Journal Star.

A nonpartisan civic organization has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case before the Nebraska Supreme Court over the law that added restrictions for abortion and gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth.

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