Connecticut becomes one of last states to allow in-person early voting

Connecticut has change into one of the last holdout states to allow early in-person voting forward of the state’s presidential major on Tuesday. 

Saturday was the last day for early voting earlier than Tuesday, which was marked by low turnout. 

Only 13,476 voters out of each Democrats and Republicans within the state got here out to forged an early poll. There are round 1.2 million voters registered for each events within the state. 

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Signs dot the Town Green in Colchester, Conn., reminding folks that they’ll vote early within the state’s presidential major.  (AP Photo/Susan Haigh)

Voters handed a constitutional modification in 2022 by 60% for the initiative, and the Senate last yr permitted a invoice to allow 14 days of early voting for the final election. 

“This is a historic moment for Connecticut,” Stephanie Thomas, Secretary of the State, mentioned in a press release after early voting started last Tuesday. “We now have so many more opportunities for people to go out and vote.”

She added, “We asked voters to help us test the system and make their voices heard, and voters of Connecticut answered the call.” 

The state has strict necessities to be eligible to vote by absentee poll. 

Some Republicans had been involved about voter safety linked to early voting. 

An indication reminding folks that they’ll forged their votes early within the April 2 presidential major in Connecticut is seen outdoors Stonington Town Hall in Stonington, Conn. 

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But Peggy Roberts, the Republican registrar of voters in Stonington, mentioned the rollout has been “organized and secure.”

Voters “like the fact that they’re not having to stand in line,” she mentioned. “In every town there’s a few people who think that it’s easy to cheat and they’re seeing that it’s not easy to cheat. It’s very organized and secure.”

When a voter casts an early poll within the state, they’re instantly marked as having voted within the Centralized Voter Registration System to forestall dishonest. 

Roberts added that wanting up voters within the laptop database has been time-consuming and might have to be streamlined earlier than the final election. 

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Republican voter JoLynn Brochu, who voted early, apprehensive there’s “Too much opportunity for cheating,” with the brand new system, however selected to do it anyway as a result of, “I know Democrats take that opportunity at a much higher rate than Republicans do. So I think it’s important for Republicans to start doing the same thing.”

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Four states — Alabama, Delaware, Mississippi and New Hampshire — nonetheless don’t allow early voting. Delaware beforehand allowed early voting, but it surely was dominated unconstitutional in February. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.