voting in connecticut

Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Senate Bill 1202 Wednesday, restoring the right to vote for people on parole.  Alongside signing the state budget, the 837-page special session bill aimed at broadening the state’s voting rules will now allow Connecticut citizens on parole to vote in addition to only those on probation.  As of May 1, there were 3,997 people…

Outside Town Hall in Hamden on Sunday, activists joined with faith leaders, community members and others to send a message to lawmakers at the state Capitol.

Legislators, faith leaders and activists gathered outside Hamden Town Hall to demand the passage of two pieces of voting rights legislation.

Voting in-person went quite smoothly around the state with a historic number of people showing up to the polls. But there were some bumps in the road. Volunteers with Common Cause’s “Election Protection” program patrolled the polls. They wanted to make sure all voices were heard in Connecticut no matter who you were voting for on Election Day. “Roving...

Voting advocates said there were some challenges like long lines in parts of Connecticut Tuesday, but overall, things went very well.

The expansion of absentee voting due to the pandemic has more than quadrupled the number of people voting that way in Connecticut compared to the last presidential election.

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 2020, there is not just an election day, there seems to be an election season. There are still some important dates coming up that you need to keep track of to make sure your voice is heard and your vote is counted. Check your voter registration status here. The first key date is your deadline to register to vote,…

We’re just two weeks away from the next presidential election and there’s a group of voters that are excited to be able to have their opinions heard for the very first time — Generation Z.

We’re just two weeks away from the next presidential election and there’s a group of voters that are excited to be able to have their opinions heard for the very first time — Generation Z. Some of these voters just turned 18 or 19 years old. They grew up in the age of school shootings and the #MeToo movement. There’s…

Various voting advocacy groups in Connecticut are asking Gov. Ned Lamont to sign an executive order allowing anyone in Connecticut to vote by mail amidst the pandemic. “No one should have to choose between their health and voting,” said Judy Lhamon with the League of Women Voters. The date of the state’s presidential primary has already been changed twice...

Voting groups are asking Gov. Ned Lamont sign an executive order expanding access to vote-by-mail for the upcoming August primaries.