Hartford Reporter

Linda Szynkowicz, founder of Fight Voter Fraud, Inc., spoke out against HB 5262's expansion of absentee ballots.

The Connecticut House of Representatives recently advanced HB 5262, which increases the availability of absentee ballots. It would allow voters to get an absentee ballot for any worry regarding sickness or disability, as opposed to their own personal illness or disability, according to The Day. Critics of the legislation have claimed this undermines the security of and confidence in elections.

The bill was advanced on March 16 by a vote of 126-16, with nine abstentions. 

"All we want is 'One Vote For One Legal Voter,'" Szynkowicz said to Hartford Reporter. She continued, "Clearly, in Connecticut, this is not the case. First and foremost, we need to clean the voter rolls and have 'heads roll' for those that 'potentially' committed voter fraud. Passing a bill to give everyone access to absentee ballots is absurd, especially since the voter rolls are in such chaos.”

The Day reported that Connecticut House leadership claimed that redefining illness to sickness in general, instead of one's personal illness, would enable those who fear catching an illness, such as COVID-19, to vote by absentee ballot. State Senator Rob Sampson wrote a letter to the editor of the CT Examiner, arguing against HB 5262. He asserted that expanding and broadening access to absentee ballots, especially for reasons not related to an individual's personal sickness or disability, would decrease public confidence in elections.