Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@shelley92548503 Yes, those envelopes are postage paid, they will be delivered — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@BoobPunchTina By law, absentee ballots for the primary are not available until July 21. You should receive one shortly after that! — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@VoterChoiceCT The best way is at @ [email protected]! — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@VoterChoiceCT If you haven’t received an application, you can contact your town’s town clerk, let my office know at [email protected], or the applications are always available at https://t.co/bp0WJdMnqL! — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@VoterChoiceCT Most eligible voters (active, registered Ds and Rs for the primary) should have already received it or will be receiving it early this week. To check to make sure you are registered, check here: https://t.co/u7EpKymbuk — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@RipleyInCT @Heffalumpy You can make sure you are an active voter registered in a party with a primary here: https://t.co/u7EpKymbuk and you can get an application at https://t.co/bp0WJdMnqL (but you should get one in the mail) — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@torinonsense It's both — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

***to clarify: this suit is the opposite of yesterday's suit. It is challenging *the restrictions* on absentee ballots in November... — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

To be clear, pursuant to the governor's executive order, every Connecticut voter can already vote by absentee ballot in the August primary. All legal arguments aside, I am focused on ensuring that all Connecticut voters are able to vote safely by the method of their choice. — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

As I have said for months, the legislature should come in to special session immediately to allow Connecticut voters to cast their votes by absentee ballot in November. — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

Another lawsuit today this one challenging CT's restrictions on absentee ballots. No Connecticut voter should be forced to choose between protecting their health and casting their ballot. — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@lostcosmos Like Oregon, CT voters will be able to return their absentee ballot by mail, or in a secure drop box: https://t.co/26pgx7cdln "The ballot return envelope can be stamped and mailed or dropped off at any official drop box ​across the state." — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

RT @LGSusanB: Today is the 56th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, re… — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

RT @LWVEastShore: Great to see! Shoreline towns getting ready. — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@jonathanhtweets @WillHaskellCT YOU CAN HAVE A STICKER JONATHAN — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@DurinskiStan Only people who request an absentee ballot can get one, that is CT law... — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@carusone12 Yes, every town https://t.co/M3XusvVjoi — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

This suit will make my constituents unnecessarily vulnerable to COVID-19. It is wildly irresponsible and I intend to defend Connecticut's voters' right to vote to the full extent of the law. 5/5 — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

... but you can't wish away a sickness that will render voters unable to appear in their polling places on Election Day. 4/5 — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

This is the second suit filed by Republican candidates in as many weeks that seeks to limit the ability of voters to cast their ballots without jeopardizing their health. The plaintiffs are trying to wish away COVID-19 ... 3/5 — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

As America comes together to battle the COVID-19 virus and to ensure voter participation in an election that will be held under difficult circumstances, this suit seeks to harm both efforts in Connecticut. 2/5 — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

My office was sued again today to prevent voters from having access to absentee ballots. No Connecticut voter should have to choose between their health and their right to vote. 1/5 — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@robert_vogel August 11 - the presidential preference primary and the regularly scheduled state primary! — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@KristiTalmadge @sots In answer to your other question, the fact pattern is really important, and as you know it is SEEC and not my office that investigates potential crimes related to Title 9, but existing law would potentially make tampering with ballots in the drop box a Class C felony. — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@KristiTalmadge @sots ... and are compliant with California's stringent standards (https://t.co/5wLtB4uaBN). — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@KristiTalmadge @sots Our drop boxes were ordered from a company with a long history of manufacturing the secure drop boxes used in other jurisdictions across the country, and were designed with the DHS/CISA best practices in mind (https://t.co/kTU3M6UkP8) ... — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

RT @grace_panetta: voting nerds be like “I know a place” and take you to a newly-installed ballot drop box — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

@whateversusan Each town is getting one! — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

Absolutely! Unlike in recent elections in Wisconsin and Kentucky, our polling places will remain open and we are using some of our federal CARES Act funding to make sure the polling places are as safe as they can be for voters and poll workers alike! — PolitiTweet.org

Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

Look at this beauty in front of Branford's town hall! 👀 https://t.co/ecIXz1Eten — PolitiTweet.org