The Connecticut Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for final passage of legislation allowing no-excuse absentee ballot voting
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House endorses no-excuse absentee voting for November
No-excuse absentee ballot voting would be allowed in November under a bill passed Thursday night by the House.
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CT Supreme Court tosses GOP challenge to mail-in voting
In dismissing the case, Robinson agreed with the state that the Supreme Court did not have jurisdiction over the issue.
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Lamont, leaders keep tight grip on special session agenda
Behind-the-scenes lobbying to broaden next week’s special session has not moved Gov. Ned Lamont or legislative leaders.
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Connecticut GOP finds angle on vote-by-mail controversy
About 100,000 absentee ballot applications mailed to voters have been returned as undeliverable, adding fuel to a national partisan battle.
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Lamont: No special session without consensus on package
Gov. Ned Lamont told lawmakers he’ll call them into special session — when they have a deal on police accountability and the use of absentee ballots.
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On easing absentee voting, Connecticut looks to November and beyond
Regulating the use of absentee ballots long has confounded Connecticut lawmakers. Now, it is part of the president’s campaign.
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Voting during a pandemic in Connecticut? For most, that means going to polls.
Every voter will get an absentee ballot application in the mail. State law bars most from using them.
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Connecticut takes steps to make voting safer, as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline
Fairfield, Hartford, and New Haven counties are now all seeing a downward trend in hospitalizations.
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During pandemic, Lamont wants vote-by-mail option
Gov. Ned Lamont says absentee ballots would the best way to protect voters against COVID-19 during Connecticut’s presidential primary.
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Conn. Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling in Bridgeport mayoral suit
The decision ends a months-long legal battle between three voters and the City of Bridgeport over absentee ballots.
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Supreme Court declines to stop Bridgeport election
The result was hardly a surprise as courts generally are reluctant to intrude in elections in the absence of overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing.
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Records subpoenaed in Bridgeport mayoral primary
With the issuance of subpoenas. elections officials opened an investigation Monday of a Bridgeport mayoral primary marred by allegations of fraud.
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Fact, fiction and dead voters: ‘There’s never been a case here’
Don’t bother to look for a case of someone voting in the name of the dead at the polls in Connecticut, even if Donald J. Trump frets that 1.8 million dead Americans are still registered to vote. Proven voter fraud is rare here, and it’s never involved impersonation at the polls.
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Connecticut voters defeat early voting measure
Connecticut voters have rejected an amendment to the state’s constitution giving the General Assembly power to consider allowing early and expanded absentee voting.