connecticut absentee ballots

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill talks about the Nov. 2 election, which is the last one where any registered voter can use an absentee ballot. She also talks about the future of absentee and early voting in our state.

Forty-three states allow voters to cast their ballots before Election Day and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill would like to see Connecticut added to that list. “Red states, purple states, and blue states almost all allow their voters to conveniently vote prior to Election Day,” Merrill said. Merrill said allowing voters to vote before Election Day or without an…

While most statewide election results are in, some final results are still being tallied as absentee ballots are being counted.

There is preparation underway for new legal challenges in Connecticut come Election Day. Decisions will likely be made at both the ballot box and in court in the days ahead.

This is one of the most litigious elections in memory with hundreds of lawsuits filed across the country leading up to Nov. 3. There is preparation underway for new legal challenges in Connecticut come Election Day. Decisions will likely be made at both the ballot box and in court in the days ahead. “I am ready for whatever comes our...

Under lock and key stands a record number of absentee ballots in Windsor town clerk’s vault, now just days away from being counted. “In the town of Windsor we issued over 7,000 absentee ballots and we received over 6,200 back from the voters,” Anna Posniak, president of Connecticut’s Town Clerk’s Association said. As of Thursday night, the Connecticut Secretary...

Today is the last day Connecticut residents can register to vote other than registering on Election Day next week.

We’re just one week away from Election Day and a pretty important deadline is now upon us. Today marks the voter registration deadline.

We’re just one week away from Election Day and there are a record number of registered voters in Connecticut. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said there are nearly 2.3 million registered voters in the state. She said there are 2,295,644 active registered voters in Connecticut, which is an all-time high, and a large…

In just 90 minutes, the absentee ballots started to stack up inside the dropbox at Avon’s town hall. “In 2016, we had a large number of absentee ballots but nothing compared to this,” said Nick Hogan, Avon’s assistant town clerk. So far, 5,500 absentee ballots have been requested and 4,200 were turned in to the town.  Janet Miller dropped off…

Anyone looking to register to vote in Connecticut must do so by Tuesday or otherwise will have to wait until Election Day for same-day registration.

If you’re voting by absentee ballot this year, registrars want to make sure you’re doing it correctly.

Connecticut has reported 500,000 voters so far have requested absentee ballots, an option open to everyone this year due to the pandemic. That has amounted to roughly triple the total number of people who voted absentee in 2016. The key question – did you correctly follow all the steps to complete your absentee ballot, so it doesn’t get disqualified?  The…

With Connecticut allowing all eligible voters to vote by absentee ballots this year, we went to get answers about what you need to know.

The governor has signed a bill on processing of absentee ballots of the November election. At 10 a.m., Gov. Ned Lamont held a bill signing ceremony at Hartford City Hall. The bill, House Bill 7005, An Act Concerning a Municipal Election Monitor at the 2020 State Election and Processing of Absentee Ballots for the 2020 State Election, will facilitate the…

Town and city clerks across Connecticut have been enlisting volunteers, hiring extra staff and paying overtime to workers to process an unprecedented number of requests for absentee election ballots. In East Hartford alone, where records show 858 absentee ballots were submitted in the 2016 presidential election, Town Clerk Robert Pasek said he predicts roughly 21,000 could be issued to voters…

A look at the plan to address absentee ballots during a special session this week.

A Connecticut man told NBC Connecticut Investigates he had concerns after trying, and failing, to mail an absentee ballot in last month’s state primary. While the voter accepted some of the blame, he still had questions considering national concerns about mail-in voting. The voter, from Newington, did not want to give his name.  He told NBC Connecticut Investigates he’s...

NBC CT Investigates looks into the concerns of a Newington voter who reached out to us over how his absentee ballot was handled in the primary election.

With the primary in the rearview mirror, the state of Connecticut is getting ready for the general election and the crush of one million absentee ballots. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill plans to send 2.1 million absentee ballot applications to all voters and she told town clerks that she didn’t plan to use a mail house to help them…