Voting Rights

Voting Rights

Voting is a fundamental right and all eligible voters should have the equal opportunity to exercise that right. We are dedicated to ensuring that our elections remain free, fair and accessible.

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Let RI Vote 2022 Launch
Event Date: 
Jan 25 2022 03:00 pm

Please join us for the Let RI Vote 2022 Launch on Tuesday, January 25 at 3:00 PM.

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Action Alerts

The time has come for voting rights legislation to move forward in Congress. New legislation, passed by the US House, will allow the US Senate to debate voting rights for the first time. The new legislation, HR 5746, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act will ensure that voters can safely and freely cast their ballots, stop partisan gerrymandering, limit the influence of dark money in politics, and hold elected officials and our institutions accountable.

Time for Action

Action Alerts

Join the countless Americans who have been the driving force behind making voting rights reform a continued goal of this Congress.

Implore your senators to support federal voting rights reforms.

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Short videos that our members made that will assist new or interested citizens in navigating the voting process, from obtaining a registration form, early voting and including voting absentee. 

On May 4, 2021 the governor signed legislation that allows anyone on parole to vote in all elections. The final video is addressed to all parolees.

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League Applauds House Passage of New Voting Rights Bill

 

Action Alerts

Special Request Regarding Voting Rights Legislation

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Event Date: 
Feb 24 2022 07:00 pm
Event location: 

Online - Zoom

Join the League of Women Voters of Connecticut for a book discussion of Carol Anderson's book: One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy. 

LWVCCA President Suzanne Brock's Cape Cod Times 'Your Turn' article on Right to Vote, January 6
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LWVCCA President Suzanne Brock reflects on the horrific events of last January 6, and on our elected offficials action - or inaction - to those events, in a "Your Turn" article appeared in theCape Cod Times on January 8.

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One year ago today, the world moved both in slow motion and hyperspeed all at once. I woke up, planning to watch the certification of the election for the first time in my life.

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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 2022 Legislative Priorities include Protecting and Expanding Voters’ Rights and Access through Early Voting and No-Excuse Absentee Ballots, Campaign Finance Reform and protecting the Citizen's Election Program, Open Government, and Environment & Climate Action.

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