Legislation

H.B. 7228, An Act Concerning Various Reforms to the Administration of Elections in this State, which would allow for several things that would advance voters' access to absentee ballots and the ballot box before and on Election Day.

The ACLU of Connecticut supports, with amendments, H.B. 7229, An Act Concerning Accessibility to Absentee Ballots to Electors in State Custody, which would allow for eligible electors who are incarcerated in the Department of Correction facilities to apply for absentee ballots.

S.B. 1514, An Act Concerning Curbside Voting Accessibility for Electors with Disabilities or Other Incapacities, would allow for designated areas for curbside voting at polling places to assist electors with disabilities and other incapacities in casting their ballots.

We need your testimony to ensure fully funding for the CTVRA, early voting, and no-exucse absentee voting in H.B. 6864, An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June Thirtieth, 2027, and Making Appropriations Therefor.

Smart Justice was at the Capitol day in and day out this year, fighting for a healthier, freer Connecticut.

The ACLU-CT strongly supports measures to ensure equal access to the ballot box, like early voting. Without fully funding for equitable early voting in Connecticut, an early voting plan is meaningless.

The importance of the right to vote cannot be overstated. Yet, the State of Connecticut long denied this fundamental right to its Black citizens and other citizens of color. From its founding through the recent past, Connecticut has a troubling history of racial discrimination in voting.

Voting is a foundation of democracy, a right through which we can protect and preserve our other rights. One way to encourage higher youth vote turnout is through pre-registration, where young adults complete voter registration ahead of their eighteenth birthday.

Voting is a foundation of democracy, a right through which we can protect and preserve our other rights. The ACLU-CT wholeheartedly supports ending felony disenfranchisement entirely and ensuring that voting is truly accessible in Connecticut’s prisons.