CWEALF has a long tradition of celebrating women who make a difference in the lives of women and girls in Connecticut. This year, not only is CWEALF honoring a woman who has made tremendous contributions to our state, they’re celebrating their 50th anniversary! Registration is required for this ticketed event.
Join the Wilton LWV and The Wilton Library for a Town Hall with Wilton Town Administrator Matt Knickerbocker. Matt will speak about his work in implementing the mission of streamlining Town operations and finding new efficiencies. He will also briefly touch on the history of the classic New England “town meeting” form of government and the highly interconnected functions that exist between public, private and civic organizations that help it function successfully. Open to the public, registration requested.
Connecticut passed their new state House and Senate district plans in November 2021. Each passed unanimously in their 9-person bipartisan Reapportionment Commission; however, the process has been criticized for legislators controlling the process and for the negotiations that serve to protect incumbents. The League of Women Voters of Connecticut asked Kyle Evans of Trinity College and Catherine T. Chang of the University of Washington to provide analyses of the new maps. The full report is now available.
On Thursday, February 16 at 12:00 PM, the Connecticut General Assembly's Energy & Technology committee will hold an informational forum on broadband and telecommunications issues. If you have a good broadband connection, you can watch the forum on the CGA Energy and Technology YouTube channel or on CT-N, the Connecticut Network.
Join LWVCT and other CT Advocacy organizations and groups for a legislative dialogue regarding early voting in Connecticut.
Join the Litchfield LWV for their annual spring luncheon! Guest Speaker Bill Curry will be speaking on ways to bring people together to achieve collective goals, and will offer bi-partisan solutions to break the gridlock. Open to the Public, Registration required for this catered event.
League of Women Voters of Westport will be holding a voter registration and education drive at Staples High School on April 5 from 10:30 – 1:30.
Join the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the ACLU of Connecticut, and Stamford elected officials for an urgent town hall regarding S.B. 1226 - John Lewis Voting Rights Act of CT. Please register in advance.
Our Legislative Specialists for the Environment and Climate have identified two bills as the most likely to have an impact if passed. Please write to co-chairs of the Environment Committee, Senator Lopes and Representative Gresko in support of SB1145 and HJ37. The committee must release its Joint Favorable report on any bills they want to be considered by the full house and senate by March 27th, so we must act quickly to let them know we want these bills moved forward.
Senate Bill 6667 provides much needed legislation to enhance the safety of our communities. Please send an email to the Judiciary Committee in support of this bill with an added provision to prohibit fire arms at polling locations. Voters need to be able to exercise the right to vote without fear of violence or threat. The committee must release its Joint Favorable report on any bills they want to be considered by the full house and senate by March 31st, so we must act quickly to let them know we want these bills moved forward.