It is has become increasingly apparent over the recent years that the rules for public hearings need to be changed. The rule that gives precedence to legislators and state officials with unlimited time to speak is no longer acceptable. Expecting citizens to wait for long hours without any consideration of their work and family commitments has to stop. We recommend a set of rules with no special considerations for anyone. These rules would be equitable to any person who cares deeply enough about the proposed legislation to sign up to speak in person.

Read about some of the women who led the suffrage movement in the early 20th Century, and watch the LWVCT's 90th Anniversary Video from 2010: Marching in Their Footsteps by Elisa McCarthy and Carole Mulready of the League of Women Voters of Connecticut.

On January 18, 2021, the League of Women Voters of Connecticut (LWVCT) will celebrate its 100th Anniversary. From the founding in New Haven by a group of women activists who came out of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, to today, the League has been active in promoting citizen rights and good government.

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut strives every day to empower voters and defend democracy. We are proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties, and always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public. Our 2021 Legislative Priorities include Early Voting and No-Excuse Absentee Ballots, a Fair and Transparent Redistricting Process, Campaign Finance Reform and protecting the Citizen's Election Program, and Environment & Climate .