YES
A “YES” vote supports amending the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to provide by law for in-person early voting before an election.
NO
A “NO” vote opposes amending the state constitution, thereby maintaining that early voting is not authorized in the state.
What would the amendment do?
The amendment would amend the Connecticut Constitution to allow the Connecticut General Assembly to pass laws to provide for early voting in-person.
You can read the full text of the measure here.
Argument for Early Voting
Early voting eases Election Day congestion, leading to shorter lines and improved poll-worker performance. It allows election officials to correct registration errors and fix voting system glitches earlier. And polling has shown that early voting enjoys popular support.
The Brennan Center for Justice (2018)
Argument Against Early Voting
Although voters may find early voting convenient, turnout data show that early voting may actually decrease turnout, not increase it. Early voting raises the costs of political campaigns, since expensive get-out-the-vote efforts must be spread out over a longer period of time.
Hans von Spakovsky of The Heritage Foundation (2017)