Absentee Voting for All (Ballot Referendum)
In the 2024 General election, all CT ballots will include this Ballot Referendum question: Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?Additional Information below is from: https://ballotpedia.org/Connecticut_No-Excuse_Absentee_Voting_Amendment_(2024) and from https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/voter-information/absentee-votingThe Connecticut Absentee Voting for All Amendment (also called No excuse absentee voting amendment is on the ballot in Connecticut as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.[1]A vote supports authorizing the Connecticut State Legislature to provide by law for absentee voting for all, thereby allowing any voter to request/apply for a mail-in ballot.A vote opposes providing for absentee voting for all, thereby retaining current law requiring that a voter must have one of 6 defined reasons also called to request an absentee mail-in ballot.OverviewThe amendment would authorize the Connecticut State Legislature to provide by law for absentee voting for all. No-reason/no excuse absentee voting allows any voter to request a mail-in ballot after sending in an application. The voter may then return the completed ballot by mail or by using a designated deposit site.[2]Currently, Connecticut voters can request an absentee ballot if they cannot make it to the polls on election day for one of the following reasons also called .Active military service;Absence from town of residence on Election Day;Sickness;Religious beliefs precluding secular activity on election day;Performance of duties as an election official at a different polling place during voting hours; orA physical disability that prevents you from voting in person on election day.An absentee ballot must be returned either in person by the close of business the day before the election or by mail. If returned by mail, the ballot must be received by the close of polls on election day.See the CT Secretary of the State website for additional information about absentee voting: https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/voter-information/absentee-votingAdditional campaign finance information for this measure may be found on OpenSecrets: https://www.opensecrets.org/ballot-measures/CT/2024/summary
