Office of the Secretary of the State

In order to practice social distancing and slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), public access to our building, 165 Capitol Avenue, will be restricted. Although in-person interactions will be limited, our office staff will be available via email as normal. For the Business Services Division email CRD@ct.gov and for the Legislative & Elections Administration Division email LEAD@ct.gov. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to return to normal business as soon as the immediate threat to public health has subsided.



December 21, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL MAKING STATE’S BUSINESS REGISTRATION DATA MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
December 19, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL PRESIDES OVER CONNECTICUT’S 2016 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE
December 14, 2016 HARTFORD ELECTION MONITOR FINISHES TERM
December 13, 2016 ONLINE BUSINESS FORMATIONS RISING IN THE STATE
December 8, 2016 CONNECTICUT DEBUTS ELECTRONIC AUDIT OF ELECTION RESULTS
December 2,
2016
 STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY MERRILL ON THE PASSING OF REP. BETTY BOUKUS
December 2, 2016 2016 VOTER STATISTICS BY TOWN
December 2, 2016 FINAL TALLY SHOWS STATEWIDE TURNOUT OF 77 PERCENT IN 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
November 23, 2016 ELECTION RESULTS TO BE AUDITED AT SELECTED POLLING LOCATIONS
November 17, 2016 RECOUNTS COMPLETED IN THREE CLOSE RACES
November 4, 2016 A MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE DENISE MERRILL ABOUT ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION
November 3, 2016 FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS PROMOTE TELEPHONE HOTLINE FOR REPORTING ELECTION FRAUD AND VOTING RIGHTS ABUSES
October 31, 2016 NEW RECORD FOR NUMBER OF PEOPLE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN CONNECTICUT!
October 28, 2016 LIST OF REGISTERED WRITE-IN CANDIDATES NOW AVAILABLE
October 25, 2016 ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER ONLINE, BY MAIL AND IN-PERSON
October 24, 2016 NEW VOTING DEVICES FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES
October 21, 2016 ALL TOWN BALLOTS AVAILABLE
October 21, 2016 STATEMENT FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE ON THE INTEGRITY OF CONNECTICUT’S ELECTIONS
October 19, 2016 LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT TO REGISTER ONLINE, BY MAIL AND IN-PERSON
October 14, 2016 CONNECTICUT’S ELECTIONS AND SECURITY: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
October 12,  2016 ABSENTEE BALLOTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR NOVEMBER 8 ELECTION
October 7, 2016 COACH AURIEMMA TO CONNECTICUT: REGISTER TO VOTE!
September 28, 2016 NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN BOOSTS VOTER REGISTRATION
September 28, 2016 VOTER OUTREACH INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN CONNECTICUT
September 26, 2016 MAJOR SPIKE IN ONLINE REGISTRATIONS FOLLOWING FACEBOOK PROMOTION
September 23, 2016 MERRILL: CONNECTICUT SURPASSES TWO MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS
September 19, 2016 STREAMLINED MOTOR-VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGISTERS NEARLY 15,000 NEW VOTERS IN FIRST MONTH
August 31, 2016 NASS APPOINTS SECRETARIES OF STATE TO FEDERAL ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE CYBERSECURITY WORKING GROUP
August 30, 2016 SECRETARY OF THE STATE & AG COLLECT $1 MILLION FROM COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS ILLEGALLY
August 24, 2016 PRIMARY RESULTS TO BE AUDITED AT SELECTED POLLING LOCATIONS
August 23, 2016 DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO RANDOMLY SELECT VOTING PRECINCTS TO HAVE PRIMARY RESULTS AUDITED
August 10, 2016 CONNECTICUT CRACKS TOP 5 IN THE NATION IN ELECTIONS PERFORMANCE
August 9, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL: READY TO VOTE!
August 8, 2016 PRIMARY HOTLINE READY TO ASSIST VOTERS
August 5, 2016 CONNECTICUT REACHES AGREEMENT WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ON MOTOR-VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM
August 1, 2016 IMPORTANT PRIMARY DEADLINES APPROACHING
July 25, 2016 CONNECTICUT eREGULATIONS RECEIVES 2016 COLBORN AWARD
July 20, 2016 MERRILL: AT LEAST 16 PRIMARIES IN CONNECTICUT ON AUGUST 9TH
July 18, 2016 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES OF STATE NAMES DENISE W. MERRILL AS PRESIDENT
July 9, 2016 STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY MERRILL ON THE PASSING OF REP. MARY FRITZ
July 7, 2016 CONNECTICUT LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC PUBLIC MEETING CALENDAR
June 7, 2016 SECRETARY OF THE STATE MERRILL AND COMMISSIONER WENTZELL LAUNCH RED, WHITE, AND BLUE SCHOOLS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE
May 25, 2016 STREAMLINED MOTOR-VOTER SYSTEM FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
May 18, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL TO PRESENT THE CIVIC LIFE PROJECT WITH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES OF STATE AWARD
May 17, 2016 FIRST OF ITS KIND AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION PACT
May 17, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL UNVEILS NEW ONLINE BUSINESS FORMATION TOOL
May 16, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL ON SPEAKER SHARKEY’S DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION
May 9, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL INVITES SUGGESTIONS FOR THE BLUE BOOK DEDICATION
May 5, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL SELECTS POLLING LOCATIONS TO HAVE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY RESULTS AUDITED
May 4, 2016 ALIGNMENT OF VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES MOVES AHEAD
April 25, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL: CONNECTICUT IS READY TO VOTE!
April 25, 2016 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY HOTLINE READY TO ASSIST VOTERS
April 22, 2016 BEFORE CONNECTICUT PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, VOTER REGISTRATIONS SURGE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE
April 22, 2016 ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION IS CLOSED – STILL TIME TO REGISTER IN PERSON
April 21, 2016 MORE THAN 87,000 NEW VOTERS REGISTERED IN ADVANCE OF CONNECTICUT PRIMARY
May 4, 2016 IMPORTANT PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY INFORMATION
April 14, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL PROMOTES PERMANENT ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN ADVANCE OF 2016 ELECTION
April 11, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL RELEASES NEW BUSINESS FORMATION DATA IN CONNECTICUT
April 8, 2016 ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATIONS IN CONNECTICUT SURGE FOLLOWING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S AMERICAN IDOL APPEARANCE
March 22, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL SELECTS PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY BALLOT ORDER
March 21, 2016 STREAMLINED MOTOR-VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM APPROVED!
March 21, 2016 STATEMENT FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE ON THE GAE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL OF THE REGULATION OF UNLICENSED COMMERCIAL TAX PREPARERS
March 17, 2016 SECRETARY OF THE STATE AIMS TO REVOLUTIONIZE VOTING DEVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN CONNECTICUT
March 14, 2016 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES ‘PARTY PURGING’ BILL
March 14, 2016 SECRETARY OF THE STATE SEEKS REGULATION OF UNLICENSED COMMERCIAL TAX PREPARERS
March 11, 2016 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY PETITIONS SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE
March 7, 2016 GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES MOTOR-VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM
February 17, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL TEAMS UP WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR EXPORT WEEK PROMOTION
February 16, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL ANNOUNCES CANDIDATES FOR APRIL 26TH PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
February 10, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL SEEKS TO END PRACTICE OF ‘PARTY PURGING’
February 8, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL PROPOSES AUTOMATIC MOTOR-VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM
February 2, 2016 MERRILL: POLLS NOW OPEN FOR 121ST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION
January 29, 2016 STATEMENT FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE ON CONNECTICUT’S FIRST KID GOVERNOR
January 26, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL PRESENTS THE CONNECTICUT BAR ASSOCIATION WITH NATIONAL AWARD
January 20, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL: FINAL DAYS TO CHANGE REGISTRATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
January 20, 2016 SECRETARY MERRILL PRESENTS DIANE SMITH WITH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES OF STATE AWARD
January 16, 2016 2016 CONNECTICUT CIVIC HEALTH INDEX LAUNCHED
January 14, 2016 CONNECTICUT IMPROVES ACCESS TO VOTING
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