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Registrars and secretary of state urge formula-based grants for municipal early voting costs under SB 17
Summary
Witnesses including Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas and local registrars told the Appropriations Committee that early voting expanded access in 2024 but imposed uneven costs on towns; they urged grant funding and a formula that accounts for local voter populations and turnout rather than a flat reimbursement.
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas and multiple local registrars urged the Appropriations Committee to adopt a grant-based approach to fund municipalities' early voting costs rather than a flat reimbursement model.
Thomas told the committee Connecticut's early voting rollout in November led to more than 740,000 ballots cast during a 14-day period and that the 2024 experience demonstrated ‘‘the value and…
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