Early Voting

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 2023 Connecticut and New York legislative sessions are ending. We check in to see which bills will become laws and which didn't make it to the finish line.

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.

Municipal leaders from the state's big cities say they need more money to open extra early voting locations.

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.

Connecticut voters approved the early voting legislation, allowing the General Assembly to vote to amend the state’s constitution.

A lawsuit argues the Connecticut General Assembly neglected rules governing constitutional amendment approval, thereby invalidating the ballot measure.

Candidates are not the only reason to go vote this November. Both Connecticut and New York have statewide referendums voters will consider.

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