Measure on the ballot in the 2024 Connecticut General Election in Connecticut.
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Get StartedThe amendment would change the absentee voting process to remove the need for an excuse to vote absentee.
A "yes" vote supports changing the absentee voting process to remove the need for an excuse to vote absentee.
A "no" vote opposes changing the absentee voting process, keeping the need for an excuse to vote absentee.
"It would be the next step in the process in allowing all voters in the state of Connecticut to cast a vote via absentee ballot, regardless of the reason." - State Sen. Mae Flexer (D), in support of Amendment 1 (Learn more)
"You have to question whether or not it's a good policy, are we inviting more of a problem with regard to election security?" - Majority Leader Stephen Harding, (R), in opposition to Amendment 1 (Learn more)
"The ACLU-CT strongly supports measures to ensure equal access to the ballot box and we are especially supportive of measures that increase voting access for historically disenfranchised groups, particularly Black voters. Improving voting rights and voting access strengthens democracy, since voting is a cornerstone of democracy itself." - ACLU CT, in support of Amendment 1 (Learn more)
"I have some concerns about trying to move our voting process away from the way it's been traditionally done where people vote on one specific day in person. In the last election, we saw all campaigns across this state mailing ballot applications like crazy to people, and also sending out companion mail to say, ‘Yes, you can check the box for sickness. You can vote by absentee.' It was a mess." - State Sen. Rob Sampson (R), in opposition to Amendment 1 (Learn more)
Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?
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