2020 Press Releases

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• 7/18/2020 Secretary Merrill Statement on the Passing of Representative John Lewis

• 7/16/2020 Secretary Merrill provides Safe Polls Grants to towns to cover additional election costs related to COVID-19

• 7/6/2020 Secretary Merrill Announces Recruitment Effort for Poll Workers

• 7/2/2020 Statement in Response to Lawsuit Challenging Connecticut's Restrictions on Absentee Balloting

• 7/1/2020 Statement in Response to Lawsuit Challenging Voters' Access to Voting by Absentee Ballot in Light of COVID-19

• 6/30/2020 Secretary Merrill Selects Ballot Order for Presidential Preference Primary

• 6/29/2020 Secretary Merrill Comments on Connecticut Poll Showing Overwhelming, Bipartisan Support for No-Excuse Absentee Balloting and Early Voting

• 6/19/2020 Statement in Response to Lawsuit Challenging Secretary Merrill's Interpretation of 9-135

• 6/11/2020 ICYMI: Secretary Merrill and Representative Phipps - If we want policing reform we must preserve voting rights

• 6/12/2020 Secretary Merrill and General Evon Announce Partnership to Evaluate Election Cybersecurity in Each Connecticut Town

• 5/29/2020 ICYMI Answers to questions by Representatives Klarides and Candelora regarding the 2020 election

• 5/20/2020 Statement of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on the Governor's Executive Order Regarding Absentee Ballots

• 5/6/2020 Statement of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on her Official Interpretation of Connecticut's Existing Absentee Ballot Statute

• 5/4/2020 Secretary Merrill Releases Connecticut's Election Plan in the Face of COVID-19

• 4/17/2020 Statement of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on the Postponement of Connecticut’s Presidential Preference Primary to August 11, the Same Day as Connecticut’s State and Federal Primary