Survey Questions and Candidate Responses

Dominic Rapini | Participating Election

Most importantly, we need good candidates to inspire voters. Under my control, finding ways to improve the Election Day process and voter experience. Electronic Poll books can facilitate voter processing at the polls and provide tools to political parties to get out the vote by identifying voters who hadn't yet voted before the polls close, I will implement election online registration for ABs which eliminates the need for printers, not often available in CT homes, and simplify the process of applying for ABs. Finally, I will promote Curbside voting for voters who cannot easily enter a polling station while preferring to vote in person.

Stephanie Thomas | Participating Election

As Secretary of the State, I plan to set a culture from the top down to foster a greater understanding of how to engage with the government. Although our civic responsibility is often explained as casting a ballot on Election Day, democracy only works when we are engaged the other 364 days of the year. By building a culture of civic understanding, I hope to increase voter participation. I also will work to hasten the timeline for the adoption of automatic voter registration which was passed in the legislature in 2021.