To the Editor:
In the upcoming week, our Connecticut senators and representatives will gather for a special session to discuss four important bills. One of these bills would allow the state to use federal funds to purchase absentee ballot boxes for every town hall in the state and mail out absentee voter applications to every registered voter for the upcoming November election.
This bill is critical to ensuring that every citizen is able to vote in a safe way. The current policy allows citizens to mail in their vote if they are not in the state at the time of the election, or if religious obligations or illness prevent them from voting on Election Day.
However, this current policy does not include those who will remain at home due to COVID-19. The bill would account for these people who feel unsafe leaving their homes at this time, especially those who are compromised.
This bill will protect our citizens’ right to vote, while also limiting the spread of COVID-19 by eliminating long lines at the polls and unnecessary contact with others. I encourage you to support this bill and urge your legislators to vote for it as well.
Layla Wofsy,
Westport
