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Tomorrow: National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, Sept. 17

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Tomorrow: National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, Sept. 17

Common Cause in Connecticut encourages all eligible and current voters to either register or update their registration on National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, Sept. 17.

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CT News Junkie: New Law Will Shift Population, Investment

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CT News Junkie: New Law Will Shift Population, Investment

Waterbury will receive the largest boost in representation under a newly-adopted law counting prison inmates as members of voting districts where they lived prior to incarceration. The town of Enfield will see the largest decline under the change.

NBC CT: Connecticut Readies Redistricting Process, Will Count Inmates In Home Districts

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NBC CT: Connecticut Readies Redistricting Process, Will Count Inmates In Home Districts

“Representation is very important. We know that gerrymandering had taken place for years in this country,” Sen. Doug McCrory, D-Hartford, said.

“When we do look at data, when we do look at drawing lines that has to be taken into consideration,“ McCrory says.

New Haven Independent: Absentee Ballot Boxes To Stay Downtown

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New Haven Independent: Absentee Ballot Boxes To Stay Downtown

Newhallville voters deserve to have at least one of New Haven's four safe, secure absentee ballot drop boxes immediately moved to their neighborhood. Newhallville is the only New Haven ward with a Sept. 14, 2021 local primary election and especially with the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus on the rise, residents should be able to participate in the election safely.

Census: State becoming more diverse

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Census: State becoming more diverse

"'We need processes that prioritize, I guess, hearing from diverse populations in a way that we haven’t done before, and so we need to really think about how we can make that happen,' she said. 'This needs to be a priority because if people’s voices aren’t heard, then it’s not going to make the mapmaking process as inclusive as it needs to be.'"

CT Public Radio: Census End Kicks Off Redistricting Process

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CT Public Radio: Census End Kicks Off Redistricting Process

"The organization 'Common Cause' puts much of its focus on advocating for fairly drawn district lines. Common Cause Executive Director Cheri Quickmire joined 'All Things Considered' to share her thoughts on how the census results will affect redistricting statewide."

Census Data Shows Shifts In Connecticut’s Demographics

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Census Data Shows Shifts In Connecticut’s Demographics

"The redistricting committee will also be the first to implement a new law adopted this year which requires incarcerated people to be counted as members of the voting districts where they lived before they were imprisoned..."

New Census data shows Connecticut becoming more diverse

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New Census data shows Connecticut becoming more diverse

"Connecticut's white population dropped from 77.6% in 2010 to 66.4% in 2020, while the Hispanic or Latino population grew from 13.4% to 17.3%. The Black population grew from 10.1% to 10.8% and the Asian population grew from 3.8% to 4.8%. Those figures do not include people of mixed race."

Census shows Stamford is booming and Connecticut’s population up slightly over last 10 years

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Census shows Stamford is booming and Connecticut’s population up slightly over last 10 years

"While this process has historically been conducted behind closed doors with minimal public input in the way of local public hearings, 2021 is our year to flip the script and ensure that the voices of our communities, particularly those of Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander and other communities of color are at the center of the conversation,' Quickmire said...."

The CT Mirror: Connecticut drawn into fight over conservative ALEC’s tax-exempt status

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The CT Mirror: Connecticut drawn into fight over conservative ALEC’s tax-exempt status

Connecticut is one of 15 states where campaign finance complaints were filed against the American Legislative Exchange Council this week, alleging that the conservative non-profit group was illegally distributing software to Republican lawmakers. (...) In Connecticut, the complaint filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission, says state Rep. Mike France, R-Ledyard, as a member of ALEC, would have been given the software. France is listed by ALEC as its Connecticut chair...

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