HARTFORD — About 4,600 people on parole and thousands more who are held pre-trial may gain the right to vote if a proposed bill to expand voting passes the General Assembly. On Wednesday, the Government Elections and Administration Committee heard public testimony on the idea, which is backed by many Democrats. Currently, individuals on probation may vote, but those in prison or on parole may not. “A real problem we often face when we try to get every eligible voter to register and every registered voter to vote is in getting people to know at what point in the process of leaving the criminal justice system they get their vote back,” said Secretary of the State Denise Merrill.
from News https://www.ctpost.com/politics/article/Voting-rights-for-parolees-gets-hearing-at-state-13650047.php
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