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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.
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The Connecticut Senate advanced a landmark bill intended to protect historically disenfranchised communities from discrimination at the ballot box.
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Connecticut criminal justice advocates want the legislature to support a bill that would allow incarcerated individuals to vote.
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Governor Kathy Hochul signed a voting rights package Monday, saying New York stands against efforts to undermine national elections.
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The New York State Legislature approved new voting rights legislation on Thursday that would, among other things, require certain local governments to seek clearance from the state when they make changes to their elections, like clearing voter rolls or moving polling sites.
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Officials said Connecticut has some of the most restrictive voting laws in the nation. In some cases, they could lead to discrimination such as inaccessible polling locations in urban communities and voter intimidation.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal joined almost all of his Senate Democratic colleagues to introduce the “John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act” —…
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut wants to fight states who are implementing voting rights restrictions.Blumenthal, the chair of the Senate…
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Connecticut’s two Democratic U.S. Senators want to be able to pass a new voting rights law with a 51 vote majority. To do that, they are rallying…
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Advocates for voting rights in New York celebrated last week, when the governor signed a law restoring the right for people on parole. Now they say the…