The ACLU of Connecticut takes an active role in every session of the state legislature to support bills that advance civil liberties and oppose those that do not. We have testified before the legislature hundreds of times and have taken leading roles in the struggles to repeal the death penalty, fight racial profiling, challenge police practices, advocate for decarceation and an end to discrimination against people living with a criminal record, protect and expand LGBTQIA+ rights, and prevent encroachment on the right to free speech.
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H.B. 7228, An Act Concerning Various Reforms to the Administration of Elections in this State, which would allow for several things that would advance voters' access to absentee ballots and the ballot box...
The ACLU of Connecticut supports, with amendments, H.B. 7229, An Act Concerning Accessibility to Absentee Ballots to Electors in State Custody, which would allow for eligible electors who are incarcerated...
S.B. 1514, An Act Concerning Curbside Voting Accessibility for Electors with Disabilities or Other Incapacities, would allow for designated areas for curbside voting at polling places to assist electors...
The ACLU of Connecticut urges our lawmakers to strengthen the Trust Act with the proposed amendments offered by the Trust Act Now Coalition.
If passed, S.B. 1502, the CT Survivors Justice Act would provide trauma-informed sentencing for survivors whose offenses were influenced by their experiences with domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking...
H.B. 7132, an Act Concerning Non-Safety Related Traffic Stops, is crucial to addressing the enduring racial disparities that exist in traffic stops, particularly for Black and Latine drivers.