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Connecticut is recruiting college students to be paid election poll workers this November. According to Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, the NextGen Elections program targets college students because they are more comfortable with technology and better prepared to take over from Connecticut’s aging poll workers.
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The primaries, a gentle test for CT’s first foray into in-person early voting, saw about 18,000 votes cast ahead of Tuesday.
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This was the first time Connecticut allowed early voting for the presidential primary. New York began offering it in 2020.
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Connecticut voters will be able to participate in early voting this week, a first for the state.
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According to a Sacred Heart University poll, which asked Americans how they felt about the country’s health care system, voters on both sides of the aisle said they feel the system is lacking — but how to fix health care will likely have implications for the upcoming presidential election.
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In Connecticut, early voting begins for the first time next Tuesday. Residents will be allowed to vote early for four days ahead of the state’s presidential primary.