A measure to bring early voting to Connecticut, one of just 11 states where the balloting only occurs on Election Day, came up four votes short in the state Senate.
The proposal would have asked the voters next year to approve a state constitutional amendment to permit early voting, with the legislature deciding the details after that. Now, the earliest proponents will be able to try again is in two years, to get a measure on the ballot in 2022 that might lead to early voting two presidential elections from now.
Early voting has consistently boosted turnout because it helps the physically disabled, parents without child care and workers with unpredictable schedules get to the polls.
US President Jimmy Carter delivering his inaugural address at the US Capitol in Washington, January 20th 1977. Vice President Walter Mondale (1928 - 2021) is seated at right, former President Gerald Ford (1913 - 2006) at left. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Former President Jimmy Carter observes voting procedures in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1990.
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A Bubbly Creek kayaker is testing the waters. Maggie Cooper from the Shedd Aquarium says herons and turtles aren’t bothered by an increase in recreational activities on the South Branch of the Chicago River. Victoria Malis // 
If the MPDC’s vision of the South Branch Connectivity initiative comes to fruition, a continuous riverfront will span from Western Avenue in McKinley Park to Ping Tom Park in Chinatown. Map courtesy of MPDC
Urban Rivers and Shedd Aquarium installed multiple floating wetlands on Bubbly Creek, but a lack of boardwalks makes it hard to host recreational and educational programs along this river segment.Victoria Malis // The Fulcrum