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Early voting in Connecticut overlaps with Halloween, so if you’re thinking about dressing up to cast a ballot, there are some rules about what you can, and can't, wear.

The Freedom from Intimidation in Elections Act is designed to protect voters and election workers at the polls so that they cast their ballot and conduct official duties free from fear and intimidation.

The 5th District in western Connecticut is the state's most heated congressional race. Democratic U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes faces Republican challenger George Logan in a rematch.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, Republican Michael Goldstein and Independent Benjamin Wesley discussed a range of issues

A tool developed by best-selling author Steve Phillips incorporates the racial composition of voters into election predictions, by considering the number of people of color in a district, as well as the number who are not voting.

Connecticut is home to about 300,000 residents of Puerto Rican descent. The state has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans per capita of any state in the U.S.

Republican Matthew Corey trailed U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy by 16 percentage points in a Connecticut Mirror poll, one of the few public polls in the race. More than 60% of those polled said they never heard of Corey.

Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District is once again at the center of the state’s political universe, with the potential for statewide and national implications this election year.

Connecticut is over a week into its first early voting period for a general election, and so far, many eligible voters are taking advantage of the extra days to vote in-person.

If Connecticut voters approve changing the state constitution to allow for no-excuse absentee voting, lawmakers would be able to propose legislation to establish protocols that could take effect as soon as the next municipal election.

This year’s ballot referendum seeks to amend the state constitution to allow for no-excuse absentee ballot voting. The question has been in the works for over a decade.

In Connecticut, access to abortion care can still be an issue for low-income patients, especially for people marginalized by both income and race.