Legislation

The ACLU-CT supports this bill, which would require employers to grant an employee, at their request, at least four hours during their work day to vote on Election Day.

Mass incarceration, combined with disenfranchisement laws, subverts participatory democracy, particularly for communities of color. Restoring the right to vote for people who are incarcerated is a key step in dismantling these harmful and discriminatory laws.

The ACLU-CT strongly supports a free and fair voting system to uphold the foundational cornerstone of our democracy: the right to vote. We therefore support these measures, which would provide more people with the opportunity to participate in Connecticut elections.

By passing this bill, Connecticut would join Florida, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and ten other states plus the District of Columbia in affording people on parole their rights to vote.

Voting is the foundation of our democracy and a fundamental right. Providing additional ways to request absentee ballots and removing barriers to voting absentee would strengthen both the representation of our democracy and our state.

Restoring the right to vote for people who have been disenfranchised strengthens our democracy by increasing voter participation and helping formerly incarcerated people to reintegrate into society.

Allowing people to vote on college and university campuses would provide more people with the opportunity to vote.

As an organization that defends the right to vote and believes that enfranchisement is an incredibly important way for people to participate in our society, the ACLU-CT supports this bill, which would designate Election Day as a state holiday.

Connecticut should count people who are incarcerated as residents of their last town of residence and allow people who are incarcerated to vote in that district’s elections.