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04.20.2022

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Voting & Elections 04.15.2022

Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) assures that the winner of an election is preferred by a majority of voters.

Now is the time to enact a Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) bill to create a task force to study the implementation of RCV for state, federal and municipal elections in Connecticut.

Voting & Elections 04.7.2022

Ban Foreign Spending on State Ballot Referendums

"It may be hard to imagine that Putin will interfere in Connecticut’s electoral process, but it would not be illegal because neither federal nor state election law bars foreign entities from contributing unlimited amounts of funds to influence the outcome of a state ballot referendum. All Connecticut residents, whether Democrats, Republicans, or unaffiliated voters, should be concerned. Fortunately, the General Assembly still has an opportunity to close this glaring loophole before the session ends May 4 by passing Senate Bill 431..."

Voting & Elections 03.16.2022

Ban Foreign Spending on State Ballot Referendums – Public Testimony Call to Action for March 18th, 2022, 11:00 AM

Support legislation to Ban Foreign Spending on State Ballot Referendums! The question on Connecticut’s November 8, 2022 statewide ballot where voters will decide if our state will finally allow Early Voting could become a target of anti-democratic foreign actors. We cannot allow this to happen. Submit written testimony and/or speak on Zoom to the Government Administration and Election Committee on Friday, March 18th, 2022 beginning at 11:00AM.

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