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League of Women Voters and municipal leaders press for clearer wording on charter‑revision ballot questions
Summary
The League of Women Voters of the New Britain Area and municipal officials urged the committee to pass HB 7125 so charter‑revision ballot questions clearly list the substantive changes voters are being asked to approve rather than a single catchall 'approve the recommendations' question.
Representatives of the League of Women Voters New Britain Area told the Government Administration and Elections Committee that municipal charter revision questions often appear on ballots in ambiguous form and that voters frequently do not understand the substance of the changes they are being asked to approve.
Anne Speyer (League of Women Voters, New Britain Area) and John McNamara (municipal official and charter‑revision advocate) testified in…
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