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Voter ID (H 5097)

The House has passed legislation to require photo identification of voters at the polls. The Affiliate and other civil rights groups lobbied against its passage.
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Mar 07, 2009
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Elections (H 584, H 5326, S 143)

Two separate pieces of voting rights legislation have been approved by the Senate.
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Mar 07, 2009
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Ballot Access (S 203)

In response to the ACLU’s successful court case on behalf of the Moderate Party of RI, a bill was introduced to reduce from 5% to 1% the percentage of signatures required for a group to qualify for political party status.
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Mar 07, 2009
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Mar 07, 2009
  • Voting Rights

Voter ID (H 5097)

The House has passed legislation to require photo identification of voters at the polls. The Affiliate and other civil rights groups lobbied against its passage.
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Mar 07, 2009
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Mar 07, 2009
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Elections (H 584, H 5326, S 143)

Two separate pieces of voting rights legislation have been approved by the Senate.
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Mar 07, 2009
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Ballot Access (S 203)

In response to the ACLU’s successful court case on behalf of the Moderate Party of RI, a bill was introduced to reduce from 5% to 1% the percentage of signatures required for a group to qualify for political party status.
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