2020 Press Releases

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• 7/29/2020 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG, SECRETARY MERRILL URGE BUSINESSES TO USE NEW STATE PORTAL TO HELP PREVENT GOVERNMENT IMPOSTER SCAMS

• 7/28/2020 Secretary Merrill Statement on Passage of Absentee Ballot Bill

• 9/8/2020 Secretary Merrill Announces More than $2.3 Million in Election Grants to Support Local Election Officials in 2020

• 2/20/2020 Secretary of the State Denise Merrill Announces Legislative Proposal

• 7/16/2020 Secretary Merrill provides Safe Polls Grants to towns to cover additional election costs related to COVID-19

• 11/24/2020 Secretary of the State Merrill, Treasurer Wooden, and Comptroller Lembo Officially Certify Connecticut Election Results

• 10/15/2020 Secretary of the State Merrill, Attorney General Tong, Chief State’s Attorney Colangelo Outline Protections Against Voter Intimidation, Reaffirm Commitment to Ensuring Every Connecticut Voter is Able to Safely and Conveniently Cast Their Ballot

• 12/14/2020 Secretary Merrill Presides Over Connecticut's 2020 Electoral College Vote

• 7/29/2020 GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF BUSINESS.CT.GOV

• 8/10/2020 Election Day Hotline

• 3/19/2020 Statement of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on the Date of Connecticut's Presidential Preference Primary

• 11/4/2020 Secretary Merrill to Propose Constitutional Amendment to Allow Voters to Vote by Absentee Ballot Without an Excuse

• 11/17/2020 Attorney General Tong, Secretary of State Merrill, Department of Consumer Protection Caution Businesses to Look Out for Unofficial "Annual Report" Mailing

• 10/29/2020 Secretary Merrill Reminds Eligible Voters of Election Day Registration

• 5/6/2020 Statement of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on her Official Interpretation of Connecticut's Existing Absentee Ballot Statute