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House Democrats and Republicans clashed in dueling news conferences Thursday about whether expanding absentee voting would lead to fraud, then they largely united behind another ballot access issue: endorsing a constitutional amendment allowing in-person early voting.
The House voted 115-26 to place the constitutional amendment before voters next year. If passed at referendum in 2022, it will allow the General Assembly to decide in 2023 whether to offer early voting, as is available in 44 other states.
“We’re not deciding anything today. That’s ironic,” said House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, noting the resolution before the House only allowed a referendum. “All we’re doing is letting the voters of Connecticut decide.”
CT House endorses early voting in bipartisan vote
But fight looms over absentee ballots and fraud
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Corrie Betts of the NAACP speaking in support of early voting and easier access to absentee ballots. At left is House Speaker Matt Ritter.
House Democrats and Republicans clashed in dueling press conferences Thursday about whether expanding absentee voting would lead to fraud, then they largely united behind another ballot access issue: endorsing a constitutional amendment allowing in-person early voting.
The House voted 115-26 to place the constitutional amendment before the voters next year. If passed at referendum in 2022, it will allow the General Assembly to decide in 2023 whether to offer early voting, as is available in 44 other states.
CT House OKs constitutional amendment on in-person early voting; heads to state Senate
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 06, 2021, 6:26pm EDT
The state House approved a constitutional amendment Thursday to allow in-person early voting in a 115-26 vote. The measure will appear on the 2022 ballot if approved by the state Senate.
Next week, state lawmakers plan to vote on another constitutional amendment that would let anyone vote by absentee ballot. That measure is more controversial and it requires a 75% super-majority to make the 2022 ballot.
If the amendment only passes
with a simple majority, lawmakers would have to approve it again in 2023.
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The Future of Fairfield County: Darien is sponsored by the Fairfield County Community Foundation, the Darien Library, and the League of Women Voters of Darien. The program is free and open to the public. (Colin Miner/Patch)
Press release from the League of Women Voters of Darien:
April 22, 2021
The Darien community is invited to the second of two sessions in the online series of civic discussions entitled, The Future of Fairfield County: Darien scheduled for April 22 at 7:00 p.m.
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While the April 5 session focused on expert presentations on the area s long range economic outlook and environmental sustainability and heard the perspective of a new generation of professionals, the April 22 session will provide an opportunity for Darien residents to share their own expectations about what they envision for Darien in the next decade. The program will be moderated by Stephen Saloom, Director of Advocacy and Capacity Building at the Fairfield County Community Foundat