The time is now for all members of the Government Administration and Elections (GAE) Committee of the state legislature to support these 2021 voting rights expansions:

1. A constitutional amendment to allow all registered voters to vote by absentee ballot without an “excuse” 2. A constitutional amendment to allow early, in-person voting 3. Legislation to implement automatic voter registration (AVR) beyond the Dept. of Motor Vehicles to other state agencies and to update the online voter registration (OVR) system 4. Legislation to restore voting rights to people on parole 5. Legislation to allow for absentee ballots to be counted early , and for secure ballot drop boxes

Government Administration and Elections Committee (GAE) Members:

S29 / D / Co-Chair / Sen. Mae Flexer / [email protected] / 860-240-8634 H148 / D / Co-Chair / Rep. Dan Fox / [email protected] / 860-240-8585 S26 / D / Vice Chair / Sen. Will Haskell / [email protected] / 860-240-0068 H143 / D / Vice Chair / Rep. Stephanie Thomas / [email protected] / 800-842-8267 S16 / R / Ranking / Sen. Rob Sampson / [email protected] / 800-842-1421 H80 / R / Ranking / Rep. / [email protected] /860-240-8700 H147 / D / Rep. Matt Blumenthal / [email protected] / 860-240-8585 H32 / R / Rep. / [email protected] / 800-842-1423 H90 / R / Rep. Craig Fishbein / [email protected] / 800-842-1423 H42 / R / Rep. / [email protected] / 800-842-1423 H54 / D / Rep. / [email protected] / 860- 240-8585 H131 / R / Rep. David Labriola / [email protected] / 860-240-8700 H133 / D / Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey / [email protected] / 800-842-8267 S2 / D / Sen. Douglas McCrory / [email protected] / 860-240-1453 H28 / D / Rep. Amy Morrin Bello / [email protected] / 860-240-8585 H36 / D / Rep. Christine Palm / [email protected] / 860-240-8585 H128 / D / Rep. / [email protected] / 860-240-8585 H84 / D / Rep. / [email protected] / 860-240-8585 S5 / D / Sen. Derek Slap / [email protected] / 860-240-1436

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