Democracy
Because of your support, CCAG, in coalition with our state and national partners and Connecticut citizens, continues to take action on the planned issue agenda - including all we can do to protect our democracy.
The Connecticut Primaries are Here! Make a plan
Primary day in CT is Tuesday, August 11th! Don't let a busy schedule prevent you from voting in this important election. Now there is more flexibility than ever - early mornings, late nights, and weekends! Get your sample ballot, early voting & elections day locations, check out your voting registration status and more here:
Make Your Plan: Where and how to vote:
Make Your Plan: Where and how to vote:
- - Early Voting Information and Your Early Voting Location (listed by City or Town)
- -Voter Registration Status Lookup and Election Polling Place Locator
- - Voter Rights
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- - Primary Sample Ballots - August 11, 2026
Good News For Democracy in CT
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Looking for some good news on your feed? Here are 4 important bills that passed in this years legislative session.
Video is by CCAG Intern Isaac Moore. Isaac has been working hard on research, reports, communications and showing up at tabling events around the state so far. We can't wait to see what he does next! Stay tuned for more. |
- HB 5001: Implementation of No Excuse Absentee Voting passed. In 2024, Connecticut voters passed the Constitutional amendment to implement “no-excuse” absentee voting. This session, HB 5001 is the implementation bill for this voting reform. This bill also includes a ban on ICE at polling places, which is a huge victory.
- SB 397 AAC Democracy and Government Accountability passed and will allow residents to sue federal law enforcement, like ICE, in state court. It also designates churches, schools, and hospitals as protected areas requiring a judicial warrant to enter. ICE agents and all federal law enforcement at all levels will now be required to show their badges and be banned from wearing masks. This policy provides a clear way in Connecticut to hold government officials accountable if our constitutional rights are violated, protects sensitive places from civil immigration enforcement, and sets limits on license plate reader (ALPR) surveillance
- SB 196 passed and is a solid step to banning hospital sale-leasebacks, in which hospital campuses are sold by Private Equity - which keeps the sale profits - and leases it back, leading to higher costs for hospitals and profits for PE.
- SB 125 AA Restricting Private Equity Ownership of Nursing Homes passed. Some of our most vulnerable have been suffering inferior conditions and poor patient outcomes in private-equity-owned nursing homes due to perverse financial incentives even when compared to other for-profit facilities. This bill requires transparency in ownership of nursing homes to better assess accountability.
CCAG 2026 Legislative Wrap Up Highlights
May 6th marked the last day of Connecticut’s legislative session for 2026.
First and foremost, we want to thank every person who protested, testified, wrote a letter, called their legislator, came to a lobby day or even just shared information this session. It is because of you we have new legislation reigning in the unchecked power of ICE, renewing community solar programs, the implementation of universal absentee voting and so much more.
This session, CCAG was focused on Democracy, Climate & Environment, Healthcare and Private Equity.
We had many victories and some disappointments, you can view a few highlights here.
Thank you for standing up and fighting back. We look forward to working with you all to continue to move forward
First and foremost, we want to thank every person who protested, testified, wrote a letter, called their legislator, came to a lobby day or even just shared information this session. It is because of you we have new legislation reigning in the unchecked power of ICE, renewing community solar programs, the implementation of universal absentee voting and so much more.
This session, CCAG was focused on Democracy, Climate & Environment, Healthcare and Private Equity.
We had many victories and some disappointments, you can view a few highlights here.
Thank you for standing up and fighting back. We look forward to working with you all to continue to move forward
Session Ends on 5/6! Call your Senator & tell them to vote YES on HB 5001
HB 5001: Implementation of No Excuse Absentee Voting
In 2024, Connecticut voters passed the Constitutional amendment to implement “no-excuse” absentee voting. This session, H.B. 5001 is the implementation bill for this voting reform.
Despite Republicans best efforts, 5001 has passed the House and is expected to be voted on by Wednesday this week in the Senate. This bill also includes a ban on ICE at polling places, which is a huge victory. Reach out to your Senator today and make sure they are ready to vote YES on HB 5001!
Call your Senator today - find them here - and tell them to vote YES on HB 5001 for democracy.
Senate Democrats are at (860) 240-8600 and Senate Republicans are at (800) 842-1421.
In 2024, Connecticut voters passed the Constitutional amendment to implement “no-excuse” absentee voting. This session, H.B. 5001 is the implementation bill for this voting reform.
Despite Republicans best efforts, 5001 has passed the House and is expected to be voted on by Wednesday this week in the Senate. This bill also includes a ban on ICE at polling places, which is a huge victory. Reach out to your Senator today and make sure they are ready to vote YES on HB 5001!
Call your Senator today - find them here - and tell them to vote YES on HB 5001 for democracy.
Senate Democrats are at (860) 240-8600 and Senate Republicans are at (800) 842-1421.
4/23 No-Excuse Absentee Voting Advocacy Day
Join us on Thursday, April 23rd from 10am to 12:30pm at the Connecticut Legislative Office Building to push for full implementation of no-excuse absentee voting!
This advocacy day will focus on HB 5001, which would expand the options that voters have to participate in elections. We’ll make sure you have everything you need to engage directly with legislators and speak to why expanding access to the ballot box is critical to protect this session.
Click here to register!
This advocacy day will focus on HB 5001, which would expand the options that voters have to participate in elections. We’ll make sure you have everything you need to engage directly with legislators and speak to why expanding access to the ballot box is critical to protect this session.
Click here to register!
May Day 5/1!
May Day didn’t start as a holiday. It started as a general strike — immigrant workers in Chicago demanding an eight-hour day, taking risks together, and changing history.
To prepare for May Day 2026 in CT, we are hosting (2) mass calls over zoom and we hope you’ll join us!
We’ll dig into the real history of May Day — why it was made, why it was buried, and why it matters now. We’ll hear directly from workers fighting for fair contracts, fair budgets, affordable housing, healthcare, climate justice, and an end to ICE terror and billionaire wars. One Struggle. One Fight. All Workers of CT Unite!
CT May Day Mass Call 1: Monday, April, 6th at 7pm
CT May Day Mass Call 2: Tuesday, April 21st, at 7pm
See you Monday on Zoom!
Register Here!
To prepare for May Day 2026 in CT, we are hosting (2) mass calls over zoom and we hope you’ll join us!
We’ll dig into the real history of May Day — why it was made, why it was buried, and why it matters now. We’ll hear directly from workers fighting for fair contracts, fair budgets, affordable housing, healthcare, climate justice, and an end to ICE terror and billionaire wars. One Struggle. One Fight. All Workers of CT Unite!
CT May Day Mass Call 1: Monday, April, 6th at 7pm
CT May Day Mass Call 2: Tuesday, April 21st, at 7pm
See you Monday on Zoom!
Register Here!
CCAG has officially released the 2025 Legislative Scorecard!
The CCAG legislative scorecard shows how legislators voted on key bills in relation to CCAG’s issues and policy positions. It’s important to identify and support legislators who are working in support of your issues and values.
We need to know how lawmakers are voting - now than ever, as Connecticut and other states are called upon to protect our values in light of attacks from Washington and the Trump regime.
Before you head to the capitol, make sure you check out the 2025 Legislative Scorecard, so you can identify which lawmakers will move Connecticut forward, which ones are standing in our way.
We need to know how lawmakers are voting - now than ever, as Connecticut and other states are called upon to protect our values in light of attacks from Washington and the Trump regime.
Before you head to the capitol, make sure you check out the 2025 Legislative Scorecard, so you can identify which lawmakers will move Connecticut forward, which ones are standing in our way.
CCAG Files as Intervenor Opposing US Dept. of Justice’s Suit to Force CT to Hand Over Voter Data
STATEWIDE PRESS RELEASE- The Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG) is seeking intervenor status in a challenge to the US Department of Justice’s (US DOJ) efforts to force Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas to hand over unredacted voter records.
The motion, filed January 9, says US DOJ efforts to get private data on voters will have a chilling effect on civic engagement and post a risk of identity theft.
“We have no doubt that this is part of their next effort to rig the 2026 and 2028 elections.,” said CCAG Executive Director Tom Swan.
Connecticut is one of 23 states refusing to provide data requested by the US DOJ, including dates of birth, residential addresses, and partial social security numbers, the Associated Press reports.
“When we learned that the Department of Justice recently sued Connecticut to hand over complete, unredacted voter registration information on all voters in the state, including their dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, and partial social security numbers, we became concerned,” Swan says in the motion. “Trump and his allies have already shown they are willing to lie, cheat and riot to cling to power.”
Once this information is shared, the harm cannot be undone, the motion continues.
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Press Release 1/14/2026 CCAG Files as Intervenor Opposing US Dept. of Justice’s Suit to Force CT to Hand Over Voter Data
The motion, filed January 9, says US DOJ efforts to get private data on voters will have a chilling effect on civic engagement and post a risk of identity theft.
“We have no doubt that this is part of their next effort to rig the 2026 and 2028 elections.,” said CCAG Executive Director Tom Swan.
Connecticut is one of 23 states refusing to provide data requested by the US DOJ, including dates of birth, residential addresses, and partial social security numbers, the Associated Press reports.
“When we learned that the Department of Justice recently sued Connecticut to hand over complete, unredacted voter registration information on all voters in the state, including their dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, and partial social security numbers, we became concerned,” Swan says in the motion. “Trump and his allies have already shown they are willing to lie, cheat and riot to cling to power.”
Once this information is shared, the harm cannot be undone, the motion continues.
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Press Release 1/14/2026 CCAG Files as Intervenor Opposing US Dept. of Justice’s Suit to Force CT to Hand Over Voter Data
Call Gov. Lamont & Demand Misuse of National Guard Protections for CT
We need Gov. Lamont to protect and serve the people of Connecticut by signing an executive order that will set clear guardrails to prevent the federal administration from misusing Connecticut’s Guard.
Earlier this year, we witnessed the Trump administration use the National Guard in a deeply disturbing and dangerous way when he ordered the deployment of National Guard troops to several states. These deployments have and will continue to result in countless violations of basic rights and liberties of people across the country if we don't take action.
The time is now. Gov. Lamont has the authority and the obligation to protect Connecticut’s Guard from misuse. We must remind him of this obligation and urge him to set clear guardrails that will protect and serve the people of Connecticut with a strong executive order.
A statewide coalition of 45 organizations, including CCAG, sent a letter to our Governor asking for him to sign this executive order. Now, he needs to hear from you.
TAKE ACTION NOW!
Earlier this year, we witnessed the Trump administration use the National Guard in a deeply disturbing and dangerous way when he ordered the deployment of National Guard troops to several states. These deployments have and will continue to result in countless violations of basic rights and liberties of people across the country if we don't take action.
The time is now. Gov. Lamont has the authority and the obligation to protect Connecticut’s Guard from misuse. We must remind him of this obligation and urge him to set clear guardrails that will protect and serve the people of Connecticut with a strong executive order.
A statewide coalition of 45 organizations, including CCAG, sent a letter to our Governor asking for him to sign this executive order. Now, he needs to hear from you.
TAKE ACTION NOW!
DEMOCRACY 2025
CT Election Day is Tuesday, November 4th 2025!
Leaving no power on the table means using your vote in every race in every election because it matters. Some of the biggest policy changes in history started at the local level before becoming national movements. Issues like education reform, environmental initiatives, and public health policies often begin in cities and states before they grow into larger-scale action. By participating in local elections, you help set the stage for the changes you want to see in the future.
For all voting info visit MyVote.ct.com
If you are in line by 8 pm you will be allowed to vote.
Early Voting available: Nov 1-2: 10 am - 6pm. Each town also offers Same-Day Voter Registration during the early voting period and on Election Day.
Early Voting & Same Day Registration Locations
Anyone encountering problems on Election Day should contact the Election Day Hotline at 1-866-733-2463 or send an email to [email protected].
More useful tools:
For all voting info visit MyVote.ct.com
If you are in line by 8 pm you will be allowed to vote.
Early Voting available: Nov 1-2: 10 am - 6pm. Each town also offers Same-Day Voter Registration during the early voting period and on Election Day.
Early Voting & Same Day Registration Locations
Anyone encountering problems on Election Day should contact the Election Day Hotline at 1-866-733-2463 or send an email to [email protected].
More useful tools:
Thank you to all who joined us for the No Kings Nat'l Day of Action!
Thank you for standing up and shouting out in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies.
We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together.
The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty.
As we move forward you can see more upcoming events here: Grow our movement and join us.
We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together.
The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings, and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty.
As we move forward you can see more upcoming events here: Grow our movement and join us.
September 9th is Primary Election Day in Connecticut!
We need Gov. Lamont to protect and serve the people of Connecticut by signing an executive order that will set clear guardrails to prevent the federal administration from misusing Connecticut’s Guard.
Earlier this year, we witnessed the Trump administration use the National Guard in a deeply disturbing and dangerous way when he ordered the deployment of National Guard troops to several states. These deployments have and will continue to result in countless violations of basic rights and liberties of people across the country if we don't take action.
The time is now. Gov. Lamont has the authority and the obligation to protect Connecticut’s Guard from misuse. We must remind him of this obligation and urge him to set clear guardrails that will protect and serve the people of Connecticut with a strong executive order.
A statewide coalition of 45 organizations, including CCAG, sent a letter to our Governor asking for him to sign this executive order. Now, he needs to hear from you.
TAKE ACTION NOW!
Earlier this year, we witnessed the Trump administration use the National Guard in a deeply disturbing and dangerous way when he ordered the deployment of National Guard troops to several states. These deployments have and will continue to result in countless violations of basic rights and liberties of people across the country if we don't take action.
The time is now. Gov. Lamont has the authority and the obligation to protect Connecticut’s Guard from misuse. We must remind him of this obligation and urge him to set clear guardrails that will protect and serve the people of Connecticut with a strong executive order.
A statewide coalition of 45 organizations, including CCAG, sent a letter to our Governor asking for him to sign this executive order. Now, he needs to hear from you.
TAKE ACTION NOW!
The September 9th 2025 Primary elections will determine who runs in some key municipal elections on November 4th.
Who can vote in a primary election?
Anyone registered with a specified political party is eligible to vote in the upcoming Sept. 9 primary if they live in a town in which a primary is happening. The deadline for new or unaffiliated voters to register with a party was Aug. 29 for this primary and the deadline to switch affiliations passed in June.
Voters can verify their registration status, party affiliation and polling location at myvote.ct.gov/lookup. Polling places may differ for the primary. And finally, to see an example of your town's ballot, go to the Secretary of State's website here.
Key CT primary races:
In Norwalk, residents will be choosing between two Democratic mayoral candidates to represent the party for the November election. There is also a contest for the Republican nomination in all five aldermanic districts in Waterbury.
In Hamden, a surprise end to Democratic Mayor Lauren Garrett’s re-election bid for a third term has also thrown the city’s Democratic mayoral candidate primary wide open as six candidates jockey for a spot representing the party in the November election.
There are also challenges in Chester, Oxford, Wolcott, Sterling and Voluntown involving the first selectman or mayoral seat.
Meanwhile, in Bloomfield, 12 Democrats are running to be among the six to represent the party in the November town council race.
Polling locations are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Key Dates
Connecticut Insider article: Connecticut's 2025 primary elections are set for Sept. 9. Here's what to know.
Stay tuned to this page for primary results after the vote.
Who can vote in a primary election?
Anyone registered with a specified political party is eligible to vote in the upcoming Sept. 9 primary if they live in a town in which a primary is happening. The deadline for new or unaffiliated voters to register with a party was Aug. 29 for this primary and the deadline to switch affiliations passed in June.
Voters can verify their registration status, party affiliation and polling location at myvote.ct.gov/lookup. Polling places may differ for the primary. And finally, to see an example of your town's ballot, go to the Secretary of State's website here.
Key CT primary races:
In Norwalk, residents will be choosing between two Democratic mayoral candidates to represent the party for the November election. There is also a contest for the Republican nomination in all five aldermanic districts in Waterbury.
In Hamden, a surprise end to Democratic Mayor Lauren Garrett’s re-election bid for a third term has also thrown the city’s Democratic mayoral candidate primary wide open as six candidates jockey for a spot representing the party in the November election.
There are also challenges in Chester, Oxford, Wolcott, Sterling and Voluntown involving the first selectman or mayoral seat.
Meanwhile, in Bloomfield, 12 Democrats are running to be among the six to represent the party in the November town council race.
Polling locations are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Key Dates
- September 2 - 7– Early voting period for the primaries opens.
- September 8 – Deadline for in-person registration to vote in the primary
- September 9 – Primary election day. Absentee ballots must be received by the municipal clerk by the close of the polls if they are mailed, or by the day before the primary if they are returned in person.
- October 20 - November 2 – Early voting period begins for the general election
- November 4 – General election
Connecticut Insider article: Connecticut's 2025 primary elections are set for Sept. 9. Here's what to know.
Stay tuned to this page for primary results after the vote.
“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America.” 7/17
Take Action Against Avelo Airlines on Good Trouble Day- July 17th: No Flights for ICE! 5:30 pm.
Register here: https://mobilize.us/s/T0P0AS
Join us in the spirit of Good Trouble to protest Avelo Airlines for choosing profit over people by contracting with ICE to deport immigrants. This is not just business — it's complicity in a system that tears families apart and violates human rights.
Location: Tweed New Haven Airport
Date & Time: Thursday, July 17th at 5:30pm
Bring: Signs, friends, and the courage to make Good Trouble
Let Avelo Airlines know:
You can also join us on 7/17 in Hartford at noon or find other events near you here: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/810769/
Register here: https://mobilize.us/s/T0P0AS
Join us in the spirit of Good Trouble to protest Avelo Airlines for choosing profit over people by contracting with ICE to deport immigrants. This is not just business — it's complicity in a system that tears families apart and violates human rights.
Location: Tweed New Haven Airport
Date & Time: Thursday, July 17th at 5:30pm
Bring: Signs, friends, and the courage to make Good Trouble
Let Avelo Airlines know:
- We won’t fly with them.
- We won’t stay silent.
- We won’t let ICE profit from pain.
You can also join us on 7/17 in Hartford at noon or find other events near you here: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/810769/
Support the No War With Iran Act Now!
This is urgent: Trump is dragging the U.S. into Netanyahu’s war against Iran, a move that could ignite catastrophic conflict and risk countless American and Iranian lives. Send your message to Congress NOW
Senator Kaine has introduced a War Powers Resolution for Iran in the Senate, and Rep. Ro Khanna a bipartisan War Powers Resolution in the House, to stop Trump in his tracks.
These critical measures would block any unauthorized military action by using Congress’s full constitutional authority, we need huge, immediate pressure on Congress.
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution makes it crystal clear that Congress has the SOLE authority to declare war. You can read the text of Kaine's bill here.
The stakes couldn't be higher. Over two decades of American military entanglements have cost us more than $8 trillion, hundreds of thousands of lives, and immeasurable suffering across the Middle East. We cannot let it happen again.
Please send your message immediately: tell Congress to urgently back Sen. Kaine and Rep. Khanna's War Powers Resolutions to block Trump's reckless path toward another Middle East war.
When we organize, we win! NO War with Iran!
Senator Kaine has introduced a War Powers Resolution for Iran in the Senate, and Rep. Ro Khanna a bipartisan War Powers Resolution in the House, to stop Trump in his tracks.
These critical measures would block any unauthorized military action by using Congress’s full constitutional authority, we need huge, immediate pressure on Congress.
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution makes it crystal clear that Congress has the SOLE authority to declare war. You can read the text of Kaine's bill here.
The stakes couldn't be higher. Over two decades of American military entanglements have cost us more than $8 trillion, hundreds of thousands of lives, and immeasurable suffering across the Middle East. We cannot let it happen again.
Please send your message immediately: tell Congress to urgently back Sen. Kaine and Rep. Khanna's War Powers Resolutions to block Trump's reckless path toward another Middle East war.
When we organize, we win! NO War with Iran!
No Kings National Day of Action! June 14
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts.
They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.
On Saturday, June 14, we’re taking to the streets nationwide. We’re not gathering to feed his ego. We’re building a movement that leaves him behind.
The flag doesn’t belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to us. We’re not watching history happen. We’re making it.
On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t—to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings.
Check out nokings.org for more information.
They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.
On Saturday, June 14, we’re taking to the streets nationwide. We’re not gathering to feed his ego. We’re building a movement that leaves him behind.
The flag doesn’t belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to us. We’re not watching history happen. We’re making it.
On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t—to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings.
Check out nokings.org for more information.
Defend Our Civil Liberties Rally at New Haven Green - June 8
Join unions, religious and community groups to defend our rights and our communities from this administration's ongoing attacks!
Sunday, June 8 · 12:30 - 3pm EDT
New Haven Green
250 Temple Street New Haven, CT
RSVP & More info here.
DEMANDS: Free Mahmoud Khalil and all targeted activists - Hands off Rumeysa Ozturk - Stop all attacks on the rights to protest, organize, and due process - Stop all deportations, return Kilmar Abrego Garcia and all other CECOT prisoners - Stop passport confiscations - Stop all attacks on queer and trans people - Stop RFK’s Autism registry - Protect and expand healthcare and social services - Protect and fund our schools and universities - Hands off our unions.
ENDORSED BY: CT Education Association - CEA, ACLU of CT, Teamsters Local 1150 Pride Caucus, National Teamsters Pride Caucus, Hartford Federation of Teachers, CT Citizen Action Group, CT State University Association of American Union Professors - CSU-AAUP, The 4Cs SEIU 1973, Graduate Educators Union UAW Local 6950, Weslyan AAUP, New Haven Federation of Teachers - NHFT, CT50501, CT DSA, Promoting Enduring Peace, Middle East Crisis Committee, CT Climate Crisis Mobilization, Unidad Latina en Accion, 350CT, CT Palestine Alliance, Jewish Voice for Peace UCONN, Hartford Jewish Organizing Collective, Sunrise New Haven, Hartford Deportation Defense, We Will Return, Worker's Voice/La Voz de los Trabajadores
More information at www.CTcivillibertiesdefense.org
Sunday, June 8 · 12:30 - 3pm EDT
New Haven Green
250 Temple Street New Haven, CT
RSVP & More info here.
DEMANDS: Free Mahmoud Khalil and all targeted activists - Hands off Rumeysa Ozturk - Stop all attacks on the rights to protest, organize, and due process - Stop all deportations, return Kilmar Abrego Garcia and all other CECOT prisoners - Stop passport confiscations - Stop all attacks on queer and trans people - Stop RFK’s Autism registry - Protect and expand healthcare and social services - Protect and fund our schools and universities - Hands off our unions.
ENDORSED BY: CT Education Association - CEA, ACLU of CT, Teamsters Local 1150 Pride Caucus, National Teamsters Pride Caucus, Hartford Federation of Teachers, CT Citizen Action Group, CT State University Association of American Union Professors - CSU-AAUP, The 4Cs SEIU 1973, Graduate Educators Union UAW Local 6950, Weslyan AAUP, New Haven Federation of Teachers - NHFT, CT50501, CT DSA, Promoting Enduring Peace, Middle East Crisis Committee, CT Climate Crisis Mobilization, Unidad Latina en Accion, 350CT, CT Palestine Alliance, Jewish Voice for Peace UCONN, Hartford Jewish Organizing Collective, Sunrise New Haven, Hartford Deportation Defense, We Will Return, Worker's Voice/La Voz de los Trabajadores
More information at www.CTcivillibertiesdefense.org
The CT Voting Rights Act Lobby Day! 5/21
In 2023, your advocacy helped make history. Together, we passed the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA)—a groundbreaking step toward ensuring every voter in the state can cast their ballot freely and fairly.
Now, we need to protect that promise by securing funding for the Connecticut Secretary of States office to implement the CTVRA! RSVP and more details are here.
Here is a Fact Sheet for you to circulate as well as background on the CTVRA itself.
Join us at the Capitol on Wednesday, May 21st for a Lobby Day to Fund the CTVRA. Help us send a clear message: Connecticut must protect the promise of equitable voting rights by funding the CTVRA.
Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT
9:30 AM–3:00 PM
Click here to view the full event flyer.
As we approach the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, that landmark law remains under attack in federal courts, and the Trump Administration’s Project 2025 agenda includes plans to roll back enforcement of protections against voting discrimination.
States are fighting back with their own voting rights acts, and the CTVRA is the strongest in the nation. Now is Connecticut’s time to lead—not undercut its commitment to a democracy that works for all by shortchanging the CTVRA.
Now, we need to protect that promise by securing funding for the Connecticut Secretary of States office to implement the CTVRA! RSVP and more details are here.
Here is a Fact Sheet for you to circulate as well as background on the CTVRA itself.
Join us at the Capitol on Wednesday, May 21st for a Lobby Day to Fund the CTVRA. Help us send a clear message: Connecticut must protect the promise of equitable voting rights by funding the CTVRA.
Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT
9:30 AM–3:00 PM
- 10:00 AM Press Conference
- 11:00 AM–3:00 PM Lobbying Day
Click here to view the full event flyer.
As we approach the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, that landmark law remains under attack in federal courts, and the Trump Administration’s Project 2025 agenda includes plans to roll back enforcement of protections against voting discrimination.
States are fighting back with their own voting rights acts, and the CTVRA is the strongest in the nation. Now is Connecticut’s time to lead—not undercut its commitment to a democracy that works for all by shortchanging the CTVRA.
5/1 Connecticut Day of Action—Join The Movement!
Dignity and Justice for All
Our Connecticut labor-community-immigrant coalition is gearing up to take action on May 1st - in Hartford and New Haven - in celebration of International Workers Day to honor the strength and resilience of workers everywhere. From the fight against union busting and mass firings, to the fight for fair wages, to the fight for fair taxes and to protect critical public services and civil rights, to the fight for a livable climate, to the fight for immigrant rights, we stand united in the struggle for justice! Now is the time for all of us to organize and fight back against attacks on working families.
RSVP for Hartford at 10:30 am Here
RSVP for New Haven at 5 pm Here
OR make a day of it and go to both!
March with us to protect our country from the billionaire class and win transformation and investment for our communities! March with us to resist and unite to build a better world, and a better Connecticut!
By taking to the streets on May Day and in the weeks and months to follow, we will build our resistance movement - taking the government back from billionaires and bringing it closer to government of, by and for the people. Join us.
RSVP for Hartford at 10:30 am Here
RSVP for New Haven at 5 pm Here
OR make a day of it and go to both!
March with us to protect our country from the billionaire class and win transformation and investment for our communities! March with us to resist and unite to build a better world, and a better Connecticut!
By taking to the streets on May Day and in the weeks and months to follow, we will build our resistance movement - taking the government back from billionaires and bringing it closer to government of, by and for the people. Join us.
Thank you to Everyone Who Joined us to Stop the Trump/Musk Attack on America on April 5th.
On Saturday, April 5, something remarkable happened.
From Stamford to Hartford, Norwalk to Middletown, Greenwich and beyond, tens of thousands of people across nearly 30 towns in Connecticut came together in defiance of the billionaire-backed attacks on our schools, our services, and our democracy. Together, we took a stand to say: Hands Off!
In Stamford alone, an estimated 5,000 people marched from Mill River Park to WWE Headquarters, making it one of the largest political demonstrations the city has ever seen. The rally featured a powerful lineup of speakers who brought urgency and inspiration to the crowd:
Their words fueled a march, and a movement, rooted in the belief that Connecticut belongs to the people, not to Trump, McMahon, Musk, or their billionaire allies.
At CCAG, we were proud to have been a lead organizer for Stamford's historic day alongside an incredible coalition of partners and endorsing organizations: Indivisible Stamford, Indivisible Fairfield County, Act Local NW CT REBS, Redding, Easton, Bethel Good Trouble, CT Working Families Party, Greater Danbury Area Justice Network, SEIU locals, the CT Tenants Union, and AFT Connecticut. Together along with thousands of protestors we helped send a message to Trump, McMahon, Musk and every billionaire trying to hijack our democracy: We will not back down, and we’re just getting started. Stay tuned for next steps and updates.
From Stamford to Hartford, Norwalk to Middletown, Greenwich and beyond, tens of thousands of people across nearly 30 towns in Connecticut came together in defiance of the billionaire-backed attacks on our schools, our services, and our democracy. Together, we took a stand to say: Hands Off!
In Stamford alone, an estimated 5,000 people marched from Mill River Park to WWE Headquarters, making it one of the largest political demonstrations the city has ever seen. The rally featured a powerful lineup of speakers who brought urgency and inspiration to the crowd:
- Attorney General William Tong, who declared: “Let Linda hear you from over here. Hands off the Department of Education. Hands off our kids. We are taking the fight to Donald Trump.”
- Mary Yordon, President of the Norwalk Federation of Teachers and Vice President of AFT Connecticut
- Joslyn DeLancey, Vice President of the Connecticut Education Association
- State Representative Matt Blumenthal (D-Stamford)
Their words fueled a march, and a movement, rooted in the belief that Connecticut belongs to the people, not to Trump, McMahon, Musk, or their billionaire allies.
At CCAG, we were proud to have been a lead organizer for Stamford's historic day alongside an incredible coalition of partners and endorsing organizations: Indivisible Stamford, Indivisible Fairfield County, Act Local NW CT REBS, Redding, Easton, Bethel Good Trouble, CT Working Families Party, Greater Danbury Area Justice Network, SEIU locals, the CT Tenants Union, and AFT Connecticut. Together along with thousands of protestors we helped send a message to Trump, McMahon, Musk and every billionaire trying to hijack our democracy: We will not back down, and we’re just getting started. Stay tuned for next steps and updates.
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CONNECT THE DOLLARS PROJECT (CDP) is a collaboration of Common Cause in CT and CT Citizen Action Group to expose attempts to buy our state.
At this time we are monitoring and analyzing independent expenditures which are designed to influence the preferences and behavior of voters. During a primary campaign or general election campaign period, committees spending on statewide or General Assembly candidates that in the aggregate exceed $1,000 must file reports within 24 hours of making or obligating to make the expenditure.
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Connecticut is witnessing exactly what opponents of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizen United ruling warned us about. Read the report here.
In a comprehensive review of all reported Independent Expenditures through October 11th- Connect the Dollars Project, (a collaboration of Common Cause in CT and CT Citizen Action Group) attempts to shine a light on how dirty money is corrupting the principle of one person one vote in CT and begin to educate the public about this. Read the Executive Summary here.
At this time we are monitoring and analyzing independent expenditures which are designed to influence the preferences and behavior of voters. During a primary campaign or general election campaign period, committees spending on statewide or General Assembly candidates that in the aggregate exceed $1,000 must file reports within 24 hours of making or obligating to make the expenditure.
Like & Share the CDP Faceboook page to follow the money and connect the dollars!
Connecticut is witnessing exactly what opponents of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizen United ruling warned us about. Read the report here.
In a comprehensive review of all reported Independent Expenditures through October 11th- Connect the Dollars Project, (a collaboration of Common Cause in CT and CT Citizen Action Group) attempts to shine a light on how dirty money is corrupting the principle of one person one vote in CT and begin to educate the public about this. Read the Executive Summary here.
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