2020 -- H 7762 | |
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LC004816 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, | |
AND SUPPLIES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Slater, and Diaz | |
Date Introduced: February 26, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
(Board of Elections) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 17-19-30 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-19 entitled "Conduct of |
2 | Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 17-19-30. Voters who register by making a mark rather than signature. |
4 | Any voter who has registered by making his or her mark rather than his or her signature, |
5 | or who shall be physically unable to sign his or her name at the time of offering himself or herself |
6 | to vote, shall identify himself or herself with proof of identity as required under ยง 17-19-24.2. They |
7 | The election officials shall permit the voter to affix the voter's mark on the electronic pollbook in |
8 | their presence and shall record their approval on the electronic pollbook as in other cases. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, | |
AND SUPPLIES | |
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1 | This act would modify language to specify that election officials shall permit the voter |
2 | to affix their mark at the polling place. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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