10/13 - CT LWV hosts US Representative (4th District) Candidates (Jim Himes/ Jayme Stevenson)

• Early Voting

In our upcoming Election Day on 11/8/22, we won’t just be choosing candidates for office. Voters in Wilton and throughout the state will also see this question on our ballots:

Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to provide for early voting?  

Connecticut is currently one of only 4 states - along with Mississippi, Alabama, and New Hampshire - that does not offer early in-person voting.   This is because in our state, election rules are detailed in our state constitution. This creates a form of chicken-egg quandary: before our elected officials can pass specific legislation that allows early voting, voters must first give the assembly that authority by voting YES on the ballot question. 

Who will benefit from this change? Everyone! Working parents, commuters, seniors, voters with disabilities, students, and all eligible voters who may face circumstances that make getting to the polls on Election Day difficult. Early Voting allows voters greater flexibility to cast their ballot in person in the days leading up to the election, without worrying if they are able to make it to the polls on Election Day.

Will Early Voting be available right away if the ballot measure passes?  No.  If voters vote YES on the ballot measure, the 2023 State Assembly will have the authority to start writing and debating specific legislation. Until our legislators have that authority, they are constrained by the state constitution from acting. 

Is Early Voting safe and reliable?  Yes.  The process is the same as on Election Day, with the same checks and balances, using the ballot cast on the same equipment.

The Wilton League of Women Voters as well as the CT League of Women Voters urges constituents to vote YES on this ballot question.

• Candidate Debates
• State Assembly
• Good Morning Wilton

The Wilton League of Women Voters, Wilton Library Association, and GOOD Morning Wilton will be co-sponsoring two candidate debates between: Keith Denning (D) and Kim Healy (R) - 42nd House District; Toni Boucher (R) and Ceci Maher (D) - 26th Senate District.  The debates will be held in the Brubeck Room of the Wilton Library to constituents who wish to attend in person, and will also be streamed live to those who wish to attend virtually.

Denning/Healy will start at 7:00pm for approximately one hour and Boucher/Maher will begin after a short break. Approximately 60 minutes will be allotted to constituent questions in both debates.  The debate sessions will follow a modified town hall format led by a League-trained out-of-town moderator.  

Constituents who plan to attend the debates in person must register through the Wilton Library registration link.  Those who wish to attend virtually may do so in real time on GOODMorningWilton.com.  In addition, the debates will be recorded and be made available for later viewing at GOODMorningWilton.com, www.wiltonlibrary.org, and here at the Wilton LWV website.

Constituents are also invited to submit questions to the candidates, either in advance to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or live from the audience in the Brubeck Room. All submitted questions must include the full name of the submitting constituent; only one question can be submitted per email; all questions must be applicable to all candidates and pertinent to state issues; questions targeted at one specific candidate will not be accepted. All questions will be screened for legibility, duplication, and may be combined or condensed.

• Ranked Choice Voting
• Perloe
• Voter Choice CT

https://lwvgreenwich.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=784813&item_id=1622716,

On Tuesday February 22, the Greenwich League is sponsoring a program considering the timely subject of Rancked Choice Voting.

How does ranked choice voting work? Does it encourage less contentious campaigning? Is it too complicated? Join us to learn more about this election reform being considered for Connecticut, and bring your questions. Ranked choice voting has gained in popularity over the last several years, with 50 different jurisdictions (states, counties and cities) expected to use it in their next election cycle. Should Connecticut join them?

Jonathan Perloe, co-founder of Voter Choice CT, will speak at the virtual program, which is free and open to the public. 

Register with the Greenwich League here.