Connecticut Voters Support Voting Access and Working People by Approving Absentee Voting Question
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 5, 2024
CONTACT:
Meghan Holden, The Connecticut Project Action Fund, meghanholden@ctproject.org
NEW HAVEN – Connecticut voters have approved a ballot question that would allow absentee voting as an option for any eligible voter in the state.
The following is a reaction from Coralys Santana, policy and advocacy strategist for The Connecticut Project Action Fund:
“Absentee voting is a way for every voter, especially working people, to exercise their civic power. Today, Connecticut voters have sent a strong, definitive message: we want a safe, accessible democracy where every voter can make their voice heard. Between turning out in huge numbers for early voting and passing the absentee voting question, Connecticut voters have shown that we are ready for a modern voting system. We look forward to working with the legislature to ensure absentee voting is an option for every voter as soon as possible.”
With voters’ passage of the ballot question, the Connecticut General Assembly is tasked with creating legislation to allow absentee voting as an option for any eligible voter. During a legislative round-table in October, Government Administration and Elections Committee Co-Chair Matt Blumenthal said that legislation implementing absentee voting would be a top priority for his committee if voters approved the ballot question.
Leading up to Election Day, Yes for Safe and Accessible Democracy, a ballot measure committee supported by The Connecticut Project Action Fund, reached millions of Connecticut voters through advertising and canvassing efforts. The group distributed 10,000 postcards, 20,000 door hangars, and 1,000 lawn signs; launched billboards and radio ads; knocked on 4,000 doors; and reached voters with 129,000 phone calls and text messages.
A broad coalition of organizations representing thousands of Connecticut residents also worked to educate voters about the absentee voting amendment. Members of that group included: AARP of Connecticut, The ACLU of Connecticut Rise PAC, Bridgeport Generation Now Votes, Connecticut AFL-CIO, Common Cause of Connecticut, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Connecticut Education Association, Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, The Connecticut Project Action Fund, League of Women Voters of Connecticut, NAACP of Connecticut, Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut, SEIU - State Council, and Shoreline Indivisible.
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Paid for by Yes for Safe and Accessible Democracy. Melvin Medina, Treasurer.
