On its first day, the PAC sent surveys to Connecticut candidates for governor seeking commitments on a handful of issues.

By Hugh McQuaid, CTNewsJunkie.com 

The Connecticut ACLU launched a new political action committee Tuesday, hoping to focus this year’s gubernatorial and secretary of the state races on policing and ballot access issues as well as building support for expanding early voting options.

The group announced the creation of the ACLU of Connecticut Rise PAC during a morning press conference in Hartford. The nonpartisan PAC will concentrate its efforts on building political pressure on civil rights and liberties issues rather than endorsing specific candidates or parties.

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