Your Early Voting Ballot Question Toolkit
Use one, some, or all of these seven steps to create your personal voting rights action plan.
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Connecticut Voters Pass Early Voting Question
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ACLU-CT Blog
U.S. Military Academies Continue to Discriminate Against Parents
The Coast Guard Academy kicked him out for becoming a dad. Eight years later, he finally received his degree.
Vote “Yes” for Early Voting
When CT voters cast absentee ballots or vote in person on November 8, 2022, we'll see a question: "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to provide for early voting...
Press Releases
Passage of Early Voting Ballot Measure is Victory for Racial Justice
Connecticut voters have voted to approve an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution, which will permit the legislature to pass a law allowing early voting.
First 2022 Public Opinion Poll of Connecticut Likely Voters of Color Released
Research looks at attitudes toward early voting amendment
ACLU Foundation of CT Joins Lawsuit Challenging Breastfeeding Discrimination
The ACLU Foundation of CT will represent a Norwalk mother in a lawsuit that seeks to uphold the right to breastfeed without restriction in public schools under Connecticut’s civil rights law.
In the legislature
Legislative session ended on May 4, 2022. Smart Justice was there every step of the way and successfully passed H.B. 5248, a bill to end job licensure discrimination against people living with a record. Now, it's on to Governor Lamont's desk.
H.B. 5248, An Act Concerning the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions on Occupational Licenses
House Bill 5248 is the opportunity for Connecticut to require job licensure boards to make a determination based on a person, not a background check result. We will all benefit if we stop blocking people’s access to employment solely based on that person’s criminal record.
