Expanding Voter Access

Expanding Voter Access

We fight to increase voters’ access to the polls, including expanding early voting, automatic and online voter registration.

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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.

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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

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03/29/2021 - 7:00pm to 03/30/2021 - 6:45pm
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Activist Training Sessions cancelled due to conflict with House and Senate hearings

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Action Alerts

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!

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Action Alerts

The GAE Committee will be considering four crucial bills concerning Voting Rights of Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Persons and Elections Administration next Wednesday. Please email your written testimony AND/OR sign up to testify in person. Deadline to sign up for live testimony is Tuesday March 9. Also: Thank your legislators if they supported Early Voting or No-Excuse Absentee Voting during the February 22 Public Hearing!

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The Rhode Island Constitution requires that, along with abiding by the Voting Rights Act (which outlines equal racial population requirements as well as other guidelines determining what construes “fair representation” based on factors such as pol

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03/18/2021 - 1:00pm to 03/19/2021 - 12:45pm
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Join us for “Making Democracy Work: A Conversation with Denise W. Merrill, Secretary of the State,” a livestreamed virtual event in celebration of Women’s History Month and the growing number of women in public office. Secretary Merrill will speak on key election issues including protecting the vote, expanding democratic participation, and modernizing Connecticut’s systems.

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Action Alerts

Public Hearing on No-Excuse Absentee Voting and Early Voting are front and center in the Government Administration and Elections Committee (GAE) on Monday, February 22, 2021 starting at 10:30 AM.
We encourage you to submit written testimony and sign up to testify in person via zoom before the cutoff at 3PM on Sunday.

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