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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — A bill that will allow residents to register to vote on Election Day and register online has been passed by the state legislature.
What do you think about Connecticut's voting rights bill?
View ResultsWhat do you think about Connecticut's voting rights bill?
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It's great. Voting should be as easy as possible.
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It's risky. Opens elections up to fraud.
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Undecided
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Gov. Dannel Malloy said his bill will increase voter turnout and allow more people to vote.
"Despite the pervasive climate across the U.S. to restrict voting rights, Connecticut has moved in the opposite direction — one that ensures the integrity of our electoral process and fair, accessible elections," Malloy said in a statement. "People are the key to our democracy, and this legislation improves participation in the most fundamental way — the ballot box. I applaud the General Assembly's action on this bill.”
The bill is likely to go into effect in 2013.
Comments (2)
I do not understand how this helps to "ensure the integrity of our electoral process and fair, accessible elections". If people can't register in advance, then perhaps they aren't that interested in voting. I would rather know that people who are citizens and entitled to vote are being registered prior to the election, giving officials time to check on eligibility. Voter fraud has been proven, it exists. I don't care how widespread it is or is not, it happens and it should be prevented.