The Rhode Island Voting Access Coalition, a group of grassroots organizations promoting the “Let RI Vote” campaign, will release the results of a statewide poll on potential reforms to Rhode Island’s election laws at a pre
Our legislators need to hear from us about HJ 58 – the No-Excuse Absentee Voting Resolution. Both houses need to pass it by 75% in order for us (CT voters) to have the opportunity to vote on it in 2022. So we need your help to to reach every single legislator! Last year, 650,000 Connecticut voters cast an absentee ballot in the 2020 election - but this expanded access is not permanent without your help. Contact your State Senator and Representative today and tell them what a YES vote means to you.
Connecticut is out of step with election reforms common in most other states. Due to the restrictive language in the State Constitution, we need to amend the State Constitution language in order to update our election laws. Contact your state legislators today and ask them to vote "YES" on the No-Excuse Absentee Voting (HJ 58) and Early Voting (HJ 59) Resolutions so that the voters can decide!
During the 2020 elections, Delawareans could vote in a variety of ways. We could go to the polls, vote absentee, or vote by mail. This made voting easy and actually increased voter turnout in Delaware by 7%.
We view protecting the right to vote and the opportunity to exercise that right as paramount for our representative democracy to survive and thrive. Due to the restrictive language in the State Constitution, we need to amend the State Constitution language in order to update our election laws. Contact your state legislators today and ask them to co-sponsor the No-Excuse Absentee Voting (HJ 58) and Early Voting (HJ 59) Resolutions so that the voters can decide!
It’s time to set the record straight: Voting in Connecticut is overwhelmingly safe and secure; it is administered by election professionals from both major parties. Connecticut voters turned out in record numbers for the November 2020 election, in part thanks to an executive order issued by the governor and affirmed by the legislature permitting any voter to vote by absentee ballot. But because of our state’s restrictive absentee ballot laws, this was only allowed under these special circumstances.
Our League's national headquarters has been a passionate and proactive force in spearheading the People Powered Fair Maps campaign, and their new blog series, "Redistricting Watch," is a great way to keep up-to-date on key issues in the redistrict
