CT · constitutions
Conn. Const. art. VI, § 7
Absentee voting. In-person early voting
The general assembly may provide by law for voting in the choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question to be voted on at an election by qualified voters of the state who will not appear at the polling place on the day of election. The general assembly may further provide by law for voting in person prior to the day of election in the choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question to be voted on at an election by qualified voters of the state.
History
Historical Note: This section, as printed here, incorporates Article XXXIV., of the Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, and Article XXXV., of said Amendments. Said Article XXXIV., was adopted on November 30, 2022, and added language to provide for in-person early voting. Said Article XXXV., was adopted on November 27, 2024, and amended language to provide for no-excuse absentee voting by replacing “are not able to” with “will not” and deleting “because of absence from the city or town of which they are inhabitants or because of sickness or physical disability or because the tenets of their religion forbid secular activity”.
Provenance
- Source
- cga.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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