Connecticut Subscribed Articles

Connecticut Subscribed Articles

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Counting the inhabitants of prisons as living at the prisons’ address, rather than their home addresses, is prison gerrymandering. It doesn’t sound like it would make a difference to democracy, but it does. If you are counted in a district where you cannot vote (while in prison), that district gets more representation than it should compared to the district where you actually live when not incarcerated. Doesn't sound fair, does it?

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League of Women Voters of Connecticut stepped up during the 2020 pandemic to help voters. Your donation helps keep us ever ready in 2021 to defend democracy and empower voters.

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2021 is the year for redistricting in the United States. The League’s People Powered Fair Maps campaign is working in states to ensure that the new districts are drawn to be as fair and representative of the people as possible. In Connecticut, that means we must draw attention to redistricting so that public awareness encourages a fair process and outcome.

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As a partner of the Safe Vote CT coalition, the League of Women Voters of Connecticut joins organizations and individuals from around the state to submit this letter to the Connecticut Mirror on November 18, 2020.

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As we wait for all ballots to be counted, let us know about your voting experience by taking a 3 minute survey! This information will be used by the League of Women Voters of Connecticut in our work on voting advocacy and to update our voting information to address voters’ actual experience at the polls particularly during the pandemic.

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Can you drop your absentee ballot in a different town's drop box? Does Connecticut do signature matching? What recourse do you have if someone bothers you at the polls? So Many Questions…So Little Time! Your FAQs About Voting Asked and Answered…

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In Case You Missed It: Join the Community Conversation presented by the Fairfield County Community Foundation October 15, 2020

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The League of Women Voters of Connecticut wants all eligible voters to be registered and vote this year. Are you wondering why you should vote, how you can vote and what to expect? Watch this Special LWVCT event to hear from the Secretary of the State, Denise Merrill, our VP of Voter Services, Laura Smits, and a panel of voters from around the state as they share what voting means to them and why it is important to vote in the 2020 Election.

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Press Mention

Listen to LWVCT President Carol Reimers discuss the election with Aaron Kupec of Face CT on WTIC News Talk 1080.

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Public Statement

As voters across Connecticut send in their absentee ballots or make their plans to head to the polls, confusion about the election process is at an all-time high. The League has a 100-year history of getting voters the information they need to vote with confidence and this year is no different. Join us on October 20th, for a discussion about this year’s unique election: why you should vote, how you can vote and what to expect, particularly at the polls. Hear from Denise Merrill, CT SOTS, Laura Smits of LWVCT, as well as voters around the state.

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