{"id":166,"date":"2020-11-05T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press-releases\/common-cause-in-connecticut-supports-secretary-of-the-state-merrills-proposed-constitutional-amendment-to-codify-absentee-ballot-expansion-allow-early-voting-applauds-smooth-election"},"modified":"2020-11-05T10:00:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T10:00:54","slug":"causa-comun-en-connecticut-apoya-la-enmienda-constitucional-propuesta-por-el-secretario-de-estado-merrill-para-codificar-la-expansion-de-la-papeleta-de-voto-en-ausencia-permitir-la-votacion-anticipad","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/es\/press\/common-cause-in-connecticut-supports-secretary-of-the-state-merrills-proposed-constitutional-amendment-to-codify-absentee-ballot-expansion-allow-early-voting-applauds-smooth-election-ami\/","title":{"rendered":"Causa com\u00fan en Connecticut apoya la enmienda constitucional propuesta por el Secretario de Estado Merrill para codificar la expansi\u00f3n del voto en ausencia y permitir la votaci\u00f3n anticipada; aplaude la fluidez de las elecciones en medio de una pandemia sin precedentes"},"template":"","class_list":["post-166","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"\"We can take action now so all future Connecticut elections are safe, accessible and convenient.\u00a0From common sense reforms like automatic voter registration to a permanent expansion of non-excuse absentee ballot voting, we must continue to expand voting access at a time when many are actively seeking to restrict it.\"","featured_image":"","press_type":145,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7882}"],"related_issues":[98,100,109,490],"related_work":false,"location":9},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>La ampliaci\u00f3n del voto en ausencia es un \u00e9xito en Connecticut<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0(Hartford, Connecticut)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Hoy, la Secretaria de Estado Denise Merrill anunci\u00f3 que propondr\u00e1 una enmienda constitucional para permitir que todos los votantes registrados voten mediante papeleta de voto en ausencia, adem\u00e1s de permitir el voto anticipado en Connecticut. Si bien los resultados finales a\u00fan est\u00e1n por llegar, la fluida elecci\u00f3n de ayer, en medio de una crisis de salud p\u00fablica \u00fanica en un siglo, demostr\u00f3 que estas reformas electorales sensatas funcionan. Common Cause en Connecticut aplaudi\u00f3 hoy a la Secretaria de Estado Denise Merrill por su gesti\u00f3n de las elecciones de 2020 en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19 y anunci\u00f3 su firme apoyo a la enmienda constitucional propuesta. Ayer, gracias a la excelente organizaci\u00f3n de la Secretaria de Estado Denise Merrill y a las inteligentes medidas de la legislatura para ampliar el acceso al voto, Connecticut llev\u00f3 a cabo unas elecciones sin contratiempos. Hoy, la Secretaria Merrill se comprometi\u00f3 a ampliar el acceso al voto proponiendo una enmienda constitucional que permitir\u00eda a todos los votantes votar mediante papeleta de voto en ausencia sin justificaci\u00f3n y permitir el voto anticipado. Causa Com\u00fan en Connecticut aplaude a la Secretaria Merrill no solo por su trabajo junto al Gobernador Lamont y la legislatura para adaptarse a una crisis sanitaria sin precedentes, sino tambi\u00e9n por reconocer la necesidad de ampliar el acceso al voto y garantizar que Connecticut se ponga al d\u00eda con los estados de todo el pa\u00eds en este asunto crucial. Estas elecciones dejaron claro que ampliar el acceso al voto es una victoria para nuestra democracia; ahora es el momento de que esa expansi\u00f3n sea permanente. &quot;Podemos actuar ahora para que todas las futuras elecciones en Connecticut sean seguras, accesibles y convenientes. Desde reformas sensatas como el registro autom\u00e1tico de votantes hasta la expansi\u00f3n permanente del voto en ausencia sin justificaci\u00f3n, debemos seguir ampliando el acceso al voto en un momento en que muchos buscan activamente restringirlo. Espero con inter\u00e9s trabajar con el Gobernador, los l\u00edderes legislativos y la Secretaria Merrill para lograr ese objetivo en los pr\u00f3ximos meses&quot;, declar\u00f3.\u00a0<strong>Cheri Quickmire, directora ejecutiva de Common Cause en Connecticut<\/strong>En estas elecciones se registr\u00f3 un n\u00famero hist\u00f3ricamente alto de votos en ausencia en Connecticut, con aproximadamente\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/news\/local\/after-election-day-counting-all-of-connecticuts-absentee-ballots-continues\/2354968\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">659.000 personas<\/a>\u00a0votaci\u00f3n por correo.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>###<\/strong><\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Common Cause in Connecticut Supports Secretary of the State Merrill&#8217;s Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Codify Absentee Ballot Expansion &amp; 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