Election Reform (H 5660, S 0421)

Following a flurry of election-related legislation passed by the General Assembly over the last two years, it was unsurprising that the elections of 2012 were riddled with problems.  The ACLU of RI testified before the House Oversight committee in February about the difficulties voters faced, and offered a number of solutions.  In March, the ACLU further testified before the House Judiciary committee in support of ACLU-drafted election reform legislation that addressed many of those concerns.  This legislation made a number of critical changes to the state’s election laws, including expanding the number of provisional ballots counted and the procedures for recounts. Unfortunately, the bill died in committee without a vote. Read our testimony before the Oversight committee here and our election reform testimony here.