Early Voting Question Decided In CT, New Updates On Key Races Just In

CONNECTICUT — Connecticut voters gave legislators the green light to implement early voting in the state, according to unofficial results. The state was only one of four that didn't have an early voting system.

The vote tally on the constitutional ballot question was 531,182 for and 367,638 against as of 8:50 a.m., according to the Secretary of the State website.

The General Assembly will get to decide on the exact nature of early voting in the state. The legislative session starts in January.

Other CT 2022 election results:

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• Governor: Update On CT Governor's Race, And Other Key State Races
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Connecticut voters shot down an early voting ballot question in 2014, but this time around the question language was concise, and the initiative was better publicized. Voters were also exposed to a different form of voting during the 2020 election due to the pandemic.

Stephanie Thomas, the projected winner for secretary of the state, previously said the state should have between two and five early voting days. The state should attach funding to early voting so that towns don't have to absorb the cost, she said.

Early voting periods across the country range from three days to 46 days, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The average is 23 days.