As the Connecticut voters turned down the early voting option, concern about the lines are growing on the election day in the state. Millions of people registered themselves to vote in Connecticut, just a day before the deadline.

The Secretary of State Denise Merrill said that, “It’s incredible.” “We’ve seen a surge in registration like I’ve never seen before. It ‘s up around 2.1 million. Last time was that high in 2008. And we’ve already exceeded that.”

The state has no early voting option as like the other US states. According to the state constitution, it specify that voting can take place only one day. In 2014, an amendment was voted by the state voter to change the constitution, but the Connecticut voters declined it.

Merrill said, “I still think on balance it’s a good thing that it gives people more options to vote.”  “Places that have mail-in or early voting really get higher turnouts.”

“They’ve all prepared in advance. They have extra people on duty so hopefully we can avoid really long lines,” Merrill said. “I am encouraging everyone to get there early. Don’t go out last minute if yo can possibly avoid it.”

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