2017 -- S 0347

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- ELECTRONIC VOTING

     Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, Cote, Sheehan, Jabour, and Archambault

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2017

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 22-3-18 of the General Laws in Chapter 22-3 entitled "Organization

of General Assembly" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     22-3-18. Electronic voting.

     For the purpose of receiving and recording the vote of members of the general assembly

pursuant to the rules of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on

legislative services shall provide for the senate and house of representatives an electronic device

or devices for the use by the members of the general assembly in casting and recording votes.

     The joint committee on legislative services shall make the record of the vote available to

the public electronically not later than thirty (30) minutes following the casting of said vote, and

shall similarly provide the record of said vote electronically to the secretary of state.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- ELECTRONIC VOTING

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     This act would require the joint committee on legislative services to make the record of

the votes of the general assembly available to the public and the secretary of state electronically

within thirty (30) minutes of the casting of said vote.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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