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Jackie Foster — a Jamaica native, a mother of one and an experienced juice maker — stood under her blue tent at a windy October farmer’s market in downtown Bridgeport and said she has every intention of casting her ballot in the upcoming midterm election. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy, however.
Connecticut is one of four states without early voting. But some Black and Latino voters say it would help them.
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Ranging anywhere from three days to 45 days, early voting has already helped more than 17 million people in places like Florida, Georgia and Texas, according to the University of Florida’s U.S. Elections Project. And this year’s midterm election turnout is on pace to match 2018′s, which saw some of the highest turnout in U.S. history, in large part due to early voting.