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Election Day Registration Bill Advances In Connecticut | Connecticut may soon join a growing list of states that allows its citizens to register to vote on Election Day. A bill that would allow Election Day registration in the Nutmeg State was approved by the House Government Administration and Elections Committee on Wednesday by an 11-4 vote. Studies show that Election Day registration boosts voter turnout by approximately seven percentage points and benefit poorer and less-educated voters the most. Currently, an ideologically diverse group of states uses Election Day registration: Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.