CT House expected to pass absentee ballot for all legislation
In 2024, voters approved an amendment to the state state constitution that the state should have no excuse absentee voting, which paved the way for Wednesday's vote.
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All residents will be able to vote-by-mail under a bill that is expected to pass the Connecticut House Wednesday.
Currently, residents need a specific excuse, such as being sick, in the military or out of town, to receive an absentee ballot.
In 2024, voters approved an amendment to the state state constitution that the state should have no excuse absentee voting, which paved the way for Wednesday's vote.
Republicans say they have concerns.
"Nothing in this bill that we took up in this bill or any bill in the GAE Committee, addressed any problems with fraud like they had in Bridgeport. There were no protections whatsoever in place," says State rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco (R-Wolcott).
Nearly a dozen campaign operatives from Bridgeport have been charged with ballot fraud.
Critics of the bill say campaigns should be banned from distributing absentee ballot applications.
