March 26, 2012
Committee Unlikely To Back Malloy’s Public Financing Proposal
by Hugh McQuaid | March 26, 2012 5:22pm
After hearing from an expert panel on corporate influence in elections, the chairs of Government Administration and Elections Committee said Monday they are unlikely to pass governor’s recommended changes to the state’s public finance system.
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Tags: election, campaign finance, gayle slossberg, russ morin, Citizens Election Program, dh
March 21, 2012
Will This Be The Year For Election Day Registration?
by Michael Lee-Murphy | March 21, 2012 4:26pm
Connecticut residents soon may be able to register to vote on Election Day, if a bill advanced by the Government Administration and Elections Committee Wednesday continues to win support.
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Tags: election day registration, voter fraud, same day registration, election, General Administration and Elections Committee
March 8, 2012
Voter Disenfranchisement? Or Hartford Politics?
by Michael Lee-Murphy | March 8, 2012 6:30am
(Updated 11:11 a.m.) On Tuesday Hartford’s Republican Registrar of Voters scheduled a press conference during which he planned to announce that the city’s Republicans would “not be able to participate in the Republican Primary for President. By Wednesday night he had cancelled it.
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Tags: Hartford, voter, Republican, City Hall, GOP, presidential primary
March 2, 2012
Constitutional Amendment Gets Public Hearing
by Hugh McQuaid | March 2, 2012 3:45pm
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill testified at public hearing Friday in support of proposals to modernize the state’s voting system including a constitutional amendment to clear the way for no-excuse absentee voting.
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Tags: voter turnout, voter, elections, election day registration, Denise Merrill, Gayle Slossberg
March 1, 2012
Senate Sends FOI Bill To Governor
by Christine Stuart | March 1, 2012 12:06am
The Senate sent a bill that attempts to fix the state’s Freedom of Information laws to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Wednesday afternoon.
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Tags: freedom of information, public records, town clerks, voter lists, Leonard Fasano, Gayle Slossberg, Joseph Markley
February 24, 2012
Proponents of National Popular Vote Say Nothing Is Ever Dead
by Hugh McQuaid | February 24, 2012 2:18pm
The Government Administration and Election Committee’s deadline to raise bills came and went Friday without a bill to enter into the presidential National Popular Vote Compact.
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Tags: National Popular Vote, slossberg, Meyer, elections, presidential elections
February 23, 2012
House Gets One Step Closer To Voter Lists With FOI Fix
by Christine Stuart | February 23, 2012 8:00pm
It’s not the governor’s bill, but the Democratic majority fast-tracked a bill they feel strikes the right balance between the public’s right to know and public safety.
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Tags: FOI, protected classes, court ruling, public records, Chris Donovan, Lawrence Cafero, Steven Mikutel, Pam Sawyer
February 22, 2012
FOI Legislation Pits Donovan Against Malloy
by Christine Stuart | February 22, 2012 11:39pm
Since the Supreme Court issued a decision that requires municipalities to redact the addresses of police officers, correction officers, and other “protected classes” in public documents, local officials and lawmakers have been searching for a legislative solution.
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Tags: Chris Donovan, Dannel P. Malloy, Brendan Sharkey; Leonard Fasano, public records, local officials, Peter Sachs
February 10, 2012
Four GOP Candidates Make The Cut, A Fifth Misses By Minutes
by Christine Stuart | February 10, 2012 1:10pm
There were no surprises Friday morning when Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola Jr., announced the names of the four Republican presidential candidates who will appear on Connecticut’s April 24 primary ballot. A fifth candidate submitted his request about 40 minutes after the deadline.
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Tags: Republican presidential contest, Jerry Labriola Jr., Buddy Roemer, Fred Karger, Vermin Supreme
February 6, 2012
Fate of National Popular Vote Bill Uncertain
by Hugh McQuaid | February 6, 2012 4:32pm
In five minutes Monday, the Government Administration and Elections Committee voted to raise 35 concepts this session. A bill to join the National Popular Vote Compact was not among them.
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