Proposed Constitutional Amendment on the 2024 Ballot
Overview
At the November 5, 2024, general election, voters will consider a proposed amendment to the Connecticut Constitution dealing with no-excuse absentee voting. If a majority of those voting on a proposed amendment approve it, the amendment becomes part of the state constitution. The ballot question and text of the proposed amendment appear below, together with a link to the explanatory text in both English and Spanish.
Ballot Question
Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?
Explanatory Text
Text of the Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Section 1. That the following be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the State, which, when approved and adopted in the manner provided by the Constitution, shall, to all intents and purposes, become a part thereof:
Section 7 of article sixth of the Constitution is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7. The general assembly may provide by law for voting in the choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question to be voted on at an election by qualified voters of the state who [are unable to] will not appear at the polling place on the day of election. [because of absence from the city or town of which they are inhabitants or because of sickness or physical disability or because the tenets of their religion forbid secular activity.]
Adopted May 30, 2023