Tag: Connecticut General Assembly
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A look at the state legislative primaries in Connecticut, one of eight states with supermajorities that are highly exposed to breaking this year
All 151 seats of the Connecticut General Assembly are up for election in 2026. There are five retiring incumbents in the Senate and fourteen retiring incumbents in the House, for a total of 19 open seats. Thirteen retiring incumbents are Democrats, and six are Republicans. An average of about 22 seats were open in even…
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Connecticut enacts no-excuse absentee voting, four other election bills in 2026
The Connecticut General Assembly adjourned its 2026 regular session on May 6 after passing five election-related bills. Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed all five bills in May and June. Among those bills was HB 5001, which removes the requirement that voters meet one of five criteria to request an absentee ballot, such as being on…
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A closer look at Connecticut’s 17 contested state legislative primaries
All 187 seats in the Connecticut General Assembly are up for election in 2024 and there 17 contested state legislative primaries on August 13, 2024. That amounts to 4.5% of all possible state legislative primaries and is above the state’s average of 15.6 contested primaries from 2010 to 2022. There are 15 Democratic primaries and…