Opposing Restrictive Voting Trends, Connecticut Eases Voter Access
Connecticut is now poised to become only the ninth state -- tenth if Washington, D.C. is counted -- to enact election-day registration, otherwise known as EDR. Bucking a national campaign toward greater restrictions, the move is expected to enhance access to the polls for first time voters.
“We want to take Connecticut in a different direction,” says Secretary of State Denise Merrill, who applauds her state’s action as a vivid contrast to the flurry of legislative activity in states across the country seeking to impose additional barriers on registration or voting.
Merrill, who took office in 2010, was a key force behind introduction of HR 5024.
Approved by the Democratic-controlled state Senate in early May, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a Democrat, has openly endorsed the bill and is expected to sign it into law. While it won’t take effect until 2013, and thus will have no practical effect on this year’s presidential race, proponents say the bill offers a glimpse of how to better engage the electorate ...
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