90,000 new voters in Connecticut have registered leading up to National Voter Registration Day

HARTFORD — Secretary of the State Denise Merrill says nearly 90,000 new voters in Connecticut have registered, making them eligible to cast ballots in the November election.

On Tuesday, National Voter Registration Day, Merrill said 18-to-29-year-olds represent the largest group of new voters, with 39,277 signing up since January.

Of the newly registered voters, the largest block — 39,602 — are unaffiliated.

There are also 30,736 newly registered Democrats and 17,115 newly registered Republicans. Nearly 2 million people registered to vote.