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State Capitol (Matt Dwyer/WTIC Photo)

State House Considers Expansion Of Absentee Voting

The House of Representatives is voting on whether to place a question on the 2014 ballot giving voters the option to expand absentee voting.

2013/04/17

File photo of former Mass. Sen. John Kerry. (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Candidates To Replace Kerry In Senate Hitting Campaign Trail

Candidates in Massachusetts special U.S. Senate race are hitting the campaign trail with the primary election just five weeks away.

2013/03/23

File photo of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Checks Issued By McMahon Campaign Reportedly Bounce

Workers who helped with Republican candidate Linda McMahon’s Senate campaign were reported paid with bad checks that bounced when employees attempted to cash them.

2012/11/21

Jim Himes (Courtesy Congressional Office)

Himes Wins Third Term

Congressman Jim Himes has won re-election to represent Connecticut’s 4th District, which includes wealthy towns in Fairfield County and Bridgeport, the state’s largest city.

2012/11/06

7 am Line at Conard High polling place, West Hartford

Hotline Established For Voter Problems

Connecticut officials have established an Election Day hotline for voters to report problems at polling places or ask questions.

2012/11/06

"I voted" stickers are seen on June 5, 2012 at the town hall polling station in the town of Hudson, Wisconsin, during voting for current Governor Scott Walker and challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. The recall election marks just the third time in US history that a state governor has been challenged midterm. Wisconsin is a key swing state in the November presidential election. It is seen as leaning toward Obama, but Tuesday's vote could show an inclination to flip toward Republican challenger Mitt Romney. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages)

Find Out Where You Vote

Check here to connect to the Secretary of The State’s Office polling place locator.

2012/11/06

A screen grab of what is described as "Colleen Lachowicz’s self-created identity, Santiaga ... a Level 85 Orc Assassination Rogue in the World of Warcraft." (Credit: colleensworld.com)

Dem State Senate Candidate Slammed For ‘World Of Warcraft’ Involvement

Though military experience is often touted as a positive attribute in a candidate for office, Democratic Senate hopeful Colleen Lachowicz’s penchant for battle in the interactive role-playing game “World of Warcraft” doesn’t seem to count in the eyes of Maine Republicans.

2012/10/08

President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally at Desert Pines High School on Sept. 30, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev. (credit: John Gurzinski/Getty Images)

New Hampshire Resident: ‘Obama Couldn’t Run A Lemonade Stand’

New Hampshire has not always been the most hospitable place for Obama. In the 2008 Democratic primary, voters snubbed him for rival Hillary Rodman Clinton just days after Obama routed the former first lady in Iowa’s kickoff caucuses.

2012/10/02

Hartford election officials conduct a recount of a Democratic primary in the state House fifth district in Hartford and Windsor, as lawyers look on.  A judge later declared candidates Leo Canty and Brandon McGee tied, and ordered a second vote.  Photo by WTIC's Matt Dwyer.

Uncounted Ballot Turns Out Not To Be Deciding Factor; Primary Ruled A Tie

A previously uncounted absentee ballot turned out not to be the deciding vote in a tied General Assembly primary election, and the judge ordered a new vote.

2012/09/19

Linda McMahon, 2010 (Getty Images) Chris Murphy, 2006 (Bob Falcetti/Getty Images)

Murphy, McMahon Win Senate Primaries

Congressman Chris Murphy and 2010 Senate candidate Linda McMahon are the Democratic and Republican candidates on the November ballot.

2012/08/14

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