Connecticut Election Project
Election History WebinarJuly 10, 2012
DENISE W. MERRILL
SECRETARY OF THE STATE
CONNECTICUT
PresentersSteve Armstrong Eliot Waxman
Agenda• Incumbency• Electoral college, swing states & voter history• Break for Q & A• Voter turnout• Peggy Reeves (SOTS) re: HAVA• Connecticut’s U.S. Senate Race• Break for Q & A• Andrew Cascudo (SEEC) re: Money in CT elections• Money in federal elections• Secretary Denise Merrill re: Women in CT elections• Break for Q & A• Next steps
Competing Visions
2012 Presidential Election
http://www.270towin.com/ Predicted Electoral College Map as of 7/4/12
Swing States
http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral‐map
Predicted Electoral College Map as of 7/4/12
Connecticut Voter History
http://www.270towin.com/states/Connecticut
Connecticut Voter History
http://www.270towin.com/states/Connecticut
Voter Turnout
http://elections.gmu.edu/voter_turnout.htm
Connecticut Voter Turnout
EDR = Election Day Registration
http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2012/3.2.12_election_performance_report.pdf
Technological AdvancesObama Romney
http://www.barackobama.com/?source=action‐bar http://www.mittromney.com/
US Senate: National
http://www.270towin.com/2012_senate_election/
US Senate: National
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/senate/2012_elections_senate_map.html
US Senate: Connecticut
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/senate/connecticut_senate_race.html
Note: Linda McMahon and Christopher Murphy are the frontrunners in the August 2012 Republican and Democrat primaries as of 7/4/12.
Money in Politics: Connecticut Experience
http://www.ct.gov/seec/site/default.asp
2006 2008 2010 2012
House (out of 151) 62 53 48 27
Senate (out of 36) 9 7 6 5
38%
32%29%
17%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
2006 2008 2010 2012
CGA Uncontested Races
Money in Politics: Presidential Election
http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/campaign‐finance
Money in Politics: U.S. House & Senate Elections
http://www.fec.gov/disclosurehs/HSState.do
Connecticut PioneersClare Boothe Luce Ella Grasso
http://connecticuthistory.org/the‐education‐of‐ella‐grasso/http://nocountryforyoungwomen.com/2010/06/quotes‐clare‐boothe‐luce/
What next?•Visit www.ct.gov/sots for supplemental materials
oLesson plansoResourcesoHelpful links
•Participate in upcoming teacher webinars:oElection Literacy Tues. 7/17/12 @ 10:30 a.m.oElection Math Tues. 7/24/12 @10.30 a.m.oElementary level Tues. 7/31/12 @ 10:30 a.m.
•Email [email protected]•Call 860.509.6212
DENISE W. MERRILL
SECRETARY OF THE STATE
CONNECTICUT