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Advocates urge Appropriations panel to fully fund Connecticut Voting Rights Act, early and absentee voting implementation
Summary
Multiple voting-rights and civic groups told the Appropriations Committee the governor's budget underfunds implementation of the Connecticut Voting Rights Act and the rollout of early and no-excuse absentee voting and asked lawmakers to restore or add resources for state and local election administration and voter education.
Jonathan Perlow, a Cos Cob resident, told the General Government A subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee on Feb. 14 that the panel must "fully fund election implementation and administration and the protection of voting rights," including the Connecticut Voting Rights Act, early voting and no-excuse absentee voting.
The testimony by Perlow and several other speakers said the governor's proposed budget would leave the state without the resources needed to make recent voting reforms accessible and equitable. "Making voting easy and accessible to everyone takes resources," Perlow said, noting that "more than 850,000 voters took advantage of early voting last year." He asked the committee to "please work with the governor to fully fund elections and protecting our freedom to vote."
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