FOX61 – Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill Friday that expands the use of absentee ballot voting in Connecticut. Effective immediately, House Bill 5262 redefines a “sickness” as an acceptable reason for absentee voting.

News10 – The New York State Board of Elections has released a new statewide absentee ballot tracker that will allow any voter in the state to monitor the status of their absentee ballot. This new tool will help voters track their ballot and ensure their vote is counted.

Block Club Chicago – Chicago voters can apply for mail-in voting for the June 28 Illinois primary election. The application portal is live on the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners website.

CQ Roll Call – The Biden administration called for spending $10 billion over the next decade to beef up the country’s elections infrastructure as part of the fiscal 2023 budget proposal released Monday.

Greenwich Time – Days after a bill allowing out-of-town commuters and caretakers of the disabled or chronically ill to vote by absentee ballot received final approval in the General Assembly, a key legislative committee advanced a measure that would ease ballot access for all residents in Connecticut.

The Providence Journal – Are some restrictions on voting by mail in Rhode Island “kind of like how we all have the vestigial tail in our behinds, where we used to have tails?” That was the question posed by Rep. Jason Knight, D-Barrington, at a Thursday hearing of the House State Government and Elections Committee.

KTAR News – While Republicans in the Arizona Legislature advance a bill that includes eliminating nearly all forms of early voting, a poll showed most voters in the state want the option to cast ballots by mail.