Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5514 Compare Versions

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99 S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
1010 IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1111 JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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1414 A N A C T
1515 RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS
1616 Introduced By: Representatives Furtado, Dawson, Kazarian, Messier, Fascia, Read, and
1717 Boylan
1818 Date Introduced: February 13, 2025
1919 Referred To: House State Government & Elections
2020 (Secretary of State)
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2222 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
2323 SECTION 1. Section 17-20-18 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-20 entitled "Mail 1
2424 Ballots" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
2525 17-20-18. Instructions on ballot. 3
2626 The secretary of state may, if the secretary deems necessary, cause to be printed at the head 4
2727 of the ballot brief instructions for voting and the use of the ballot. The mail Mail ballots shall, in 5
2828 addition to the official endorsement provided by law, bear the words: “Mail voters”, except for 6
2929 those ballots cast in conformance with § 17-20-2.2(g). 7
3030 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 8
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3737 EXPLANATION
3838 BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
3939 OF
4040 A N A C T
4141 RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS
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4343 This act would exempt emergency mail ballots from the requirement to have certain 1
4444 wording regarding "mail voters" on the ballot. 2
4545 This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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