Governor's Ranked-Choice Voting Working Group

Several people in voting booths filling out ballots on Election Day

Exploring Options for Voting in Elections and Primaries

Governor Lamont established a working group and tasked them with reviewing options and developing a comprehensive legislative proposal that could be presented to the Connecticut General Assembly to create a system of ranked-choice voting in Connecticut. Such a system would enable municipalities and political parties with the option of using ranked-choice voting in caucuses, conventions, primaries, and certain municipal elections.

Current state law does not enable the use of ranked-choice voting in any primaries or elections.

This working group consists of members representing various political affiliations. They have been asked to develop a final report of recommendations that could be presented to the legislature in time for consideration during the 2025 regular legislative session.

 
“Ranked-choice voting has been used with success in other states throughout the U.S. for many years, and there is a growing consensus in Connecticut that enacting this system here will benefit our voters. I want this multipartisan working group to review how those systems operate, ascertain best practices, and collaboratively determine the best way that it can be implemented in Connecticut so that our municipalities and political parties have this option available to them.”
 
— Governor Lamont

Resources and Documents

Co-Chair: State Senator Cathy Osten (D-Sprague)

Co-Chair: State Senator Tony Hwang (R-Fairfield)

Vice Chair: Monte Frank (Attorney at Pullman & Comley, past present of the Connecticut Bar Association, and 2018 candidate for lieutenant governor under the Griebel-Frank for CT Party)

Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz or designee

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas or designee

State Representative Aundré Bumgardner (D-Groton, Stonington)

State Representative Hilda Santiago (D-Meriden)

Annalisa Stravato (Republican registrar of voters for the Town of Wilton, executive vice president of the Registrar of Voters Association of Connecticut, and former vice chair of the Connecticut Republican Party)

Alexander Russell (Director of the UConn Center for Voting Technology Research)

Dan Rosenthal (Former Democratic first selectman for the Town of Newtown)

Lindsay Farrell (Senior political strategist for the national Working Families Party)

Ann Reed (Vice president of advocacy for the League of Women Voters of Connecticut)

Patricia Spruance (Town clerk for the Town of Windham and president of the Connecticut Town Clerks Association)

Cheri Quickmire (Executive director of Common Cause in Connecticut)

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  • Agenda (coming soon)

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Documents

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Documents

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Documents

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Documents

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Documents

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Testimony