Press Releases

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• 1/3/2021 Secretary Merrill Receives the Resignation of State Senator Carlo Leone

• 6/25/2021 Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill Awards NASS Medallion Award to Guilford’s Carol Rizzolo for Her Advocacy and Leadership on Behalf of Critical Election Reforms

• 6/9/2021 Secretary Merrill Statement on the 2021 Session

• 10/25/2021 Secretary Merrill Receives the Resignation of State Representative Michael DiMassa

• 2/17/2021 Secretary Merrill Receives the Resignation of State Representative J.P. Sredzinski

• 5/25/2021 Secretary Merrill Statement on Senate Passage of SB-5 AAC Increased Opportunities for Absentee Voting, Safe and Secure In-Person Voting, Voter Registration, and Certain Other Changes Regarding Election Administration

• 2/8/2021 GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES NEW BUSINESS TOOLS NOW AVAILABLE AT BUSINESS.CT.GOV

• 1/6/2021 Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill Statement on Violent Insurrection in Washington, D.C.

• 12/15/2021 ICYMI: Secretary of the State Merrill Reminds Businesses They Can File Annual Reports Directly at business.ct.gov

• 1/28/2021 Poll of Connecticut Voters Shows Broad, Bipartisan Support for Early Voting; Expanding Access to Absentee Ballots; Common-Sense Voting Reforms

• 3/2/2021 Secretary Merrill Joins 12 Secretaries of State in Supporting H.R. 1 the For the People Act

• 5/27/2021 Secretary Merrill Statement on Passage of Early Voting Constitutional Amendment

• 7/1/2021 Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on the SCOTUS Decision in the Brnovitch Voting Rights Act Case

• 4/21/2021 Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz Celebrate Connecticut's Commitment to Modernizing Election Infrastructure

• 4/19/2021 Secretary Merrill to Award the Democracy Cup to Four Towns With the Highest 2020 Voter Turnout