Indivisible Greenwich announced lawmakers, civil rights, labor, grassroots, and faith-based organizations to call for the passage of the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA).
On Tuesday, Indivisible Greenwich joined lawmakers from the Connecticut General Assembly and civil rights, labor, grassroots, and faith-based organizations in calling for the passage of the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA).
By enacting this landmark bill, Connecticut would join California, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, and New York as states with their own voting rights acts to bolster protections against discriminatory barriers that would infringe upon the ability to exercise the fundamental right to vote.
Indivisible Greenwich was one of 50 organizations that included the ACLU of Connecticut, the Legal Defense Fund, the NAACP State Conference, and the League of Women Voters of Connecticut that sent a letter to Connecticut’s legislative leadership and Governor Ned Lamont encouraging them to prioritize and pass the CTVRA this session.
“Voting rights are fundamental to our form of government, yet they are under attack across the country,” said Nerlyn Pierson, a co-founder of Indivisible Greenwich in a release. “Passing the CTVRA is essential to protect the rights of all Connecticut residents who are eligible to vote, as well as to make
voting more accessible,” said Pierson.
Those interested can read more about the Act here.
Indivisible Greenwich was founded in 2017 to protect democracy.