CT Voting Reform

Some Connecticut Democrats want to make it easier for incarcerated eligible voters to cast their ballots.

Connecticut’s ranked-choice voting working group has been assured that the system would enable a more diverse pool of candidates for elected office.

A panel considering proposals for introducing ranked-choice voting in Connecticut is scheduled to hold its first meeting this week. The panel is made up of a bipartisan group of lawmakers, municipal leaders and civic engagement advocates appointed by Gov. Ned Lamont.

Connecticut voters will be able to submit their ballots early starting in 2024 as Governor Ned Lamont has signed the law to legalize early voting.

The Senate voted Tuesday night and early Wednesday for final passage of two election measures, one bringing early voting to Connecticut and another that will ask voters by referendum in 2024 to authorize no-excuse absentee voting.

The Connecticut Senate has advanced a voting rights bill that would codify into state law several provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, which bans discrimination in voting and prohibits any city or town from engaging in intimidating, deceptive or obstructive acts that affect a person's right to vote.

The Connecticut Senate advanced a landmark bill intended to protect historically disenfranchised communities from discrimination at the ballot box.

The Connecticut House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow early voting beginning next year. Connecticut is currently one of only four states that does not have early voting.

Dozens of Connecticut residents publicly testified in support of in-person early voting at a public hearing for the measure on Wednesday.

With voting rights legislation stalled in Congress, Connecticut lawmakers are being urged to pass the state’s John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act this year.