2020 Press Releases

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• 5/20/2020 Statement of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on the Governor's Executive Order Regarding Absentee Ballots

• 12/31/2020 Secretary Merrill Statement on McConnell's Attempt to Tie COVID Relief Funding to Investigating Baseless Election Conspiracies

• 6/19/2020 Statement in Response to Lawsuit Challenging Secretary Merrill's Interpretation of 9-135

• 12/10/2020 Secretary Merrill to Preside Over Electoral College

• 9/1/2020 Statement on Kommersant Article

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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

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

• 8/10/2020 Election Day Hotline