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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

     

     Introduced By: Senators Metts, and Lynch Prata

     Date Introduced: February 25, 2020

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     (Board of Elections)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 17-19-30 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-19 entitled "Conduct of

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Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     17-19-30. Voters who register by making a mark rather than signature.

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     Any voter who has registered by making his or her mark rather than his or her signature,

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or who shall be physically unable to sign his or her name at the time of offering himself or herself

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to vote, shall identify himself or herself with proof of identity as required under ยง 17-19-24.2. They

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The election officials shall permit the voter to affix the voter's mark on the electronic pollbook in

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their presence and shall record their approval on the electronic pollbook as in other cases.

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     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 ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT,

AND SUPPLIES

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      This act would modify language to specify that election officials shall permit the voter

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to affix their mark at the polling place.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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