The ACLU of Connecticut takes an active role in every session of the state legislature to support bills that advance civil liberties and oppose those that do not. We have testified before the legislature hundreds of times and have taken leading roles in the struggles to repeal the death penalty, fight racial profiling, reform police practices, decriminalize marijuana, protect LGBT rights, and prevent encroachment on the right to free speech.
The ACLU of Connecticut strongly supports the net neutrality and consumer privacy protections included in Senate Bill 5, An Act Concerning Internet Service Providers and Net Neutrality Principles. We urge the legislature to pass this bill.
Establishing a Connecticut tax credit is one tool in the chest when it comes to helping people with a criminal history get employment. We believe in using this tool and others that will bring about an end to the employment barriers and discrimination faced by people with a criminal record.
The punishment suggested by this bill does not have deterrent utility or make our society stronger or safer, so we ask the Committee to oppose House Bill 5199.
The ACLU-CT urges this Committee to support this bill and to amend it to make it even more effective and robust.
We encourage the legislature to support this bill, which includes restoring the right to vote for people on parole, and providing for automatic voter registration.
Senate Joint Resolution 15, A Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the State Constitution to Permit Early Voting, would strengthen our democracy and our state. Archaic language in the Connecticut Constitution prohibits early voting in our state and impedes access to voting by everyone.