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Voting & Elections 02.10.2021

No Excuse Absentee Voting

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Absentee ballots are safe, cost effective, efficient and secure. 73% of Connecticut voters support giving all voters the option to vote by absentee ballot without needing an excuse.

Voting & Elections 02.10.2021

2021 Contact Sheet for Government Administrations & Elections (GAE) Committee Members

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The time is now for all members of the Government Administration and Elections (GAE) Committee of the state legislature to support these 2021 voting rights expansions

Voting & Elections 02.2.2021

Automatic Voter Registration (AVR)

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Eligible citizens are automatically and electronically registered to vote unless they opt out when interacting with state agencies and programs such as the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, the Dept. of Social Services, HUSKY, Access Health CT, state colleges & universities and others

Voting & Elections 10.21.2020

2022 Connecticut August 9th Primary Election and November 8th General Election

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This nonpartisan FAQ was created for the Election Protection Coalition. If you have any questions that are not answered below or need any clarifying information, please call 866-OUR-VOTE.

Money & Influence 09.10.2020

Connecticut’s Citizens’ Election Program Shifted the Balance of Power to the People

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Citizen-funded elections lead to healthier democracies and offer a guide to all citizens who believe that democracy is out of balance. Common Cause has been leading the nonpartisan charge for healthier democracy for 50 years, working at the national level and on the ground, state by state. We demand a democracy that works for all of us, but we can only do this together. Join us.

Voting & Elections 07.10.2020

July 10, 2020: Special Legislative Session Letter to Lawmakers in Support of Absentee Ballot Expansion due to COVID-19

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