Legislation

This bill is not necessary and could inordinately burden the right to vote for people lacking governmental ID. For that reason, the ACLU-CT opposes Senate Bill 239, An Act Concerning Auditing of Signed Statements of Electors Prior to Voting.

We oppose S.B. 241, as it is a burdensome, unnecessary, and vote-discouraging solution in search of problem.

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.

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.