A legislative special session will begin next week to discuss moving up the presidential primaries next year.
Governor Ned Lamont has issued a proclamation that calls for the Connecticut General Assembly to meet in special session to consider several pieces of legislation.
The primaries are typically held in April, but there is bipartisan agreement to move them up, according to Connecticut House Democrats.
In Substitute Bill No. 6908, legislators mentioned moving up the primary date from the last Tuesday in April to the first.
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"Moving the date of our presidential primary slightly earlier will give voters of all political parties in Connecticut a greater voice in the outcome of these primaries," Lamont said.
The governor said Connecticut is one of the last states in the nation to hold its presidential preference primary.
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“The suggestion to move the date to the first week of April came to my attention at the request of leaders from both major political parties – Democrats and Republicans – who, in a bipartisan show of unity, feel that this shift will benefit all the voters in our state. I agree with them, and I urge the legislature to approve a bill changing the date so that I can sign it into law and we can make this change in time for the 2024 primaries," the governor said.
The special session is set to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 26. It's the second special session called this month.
