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Mar 07, 2007
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Voter ID

On the more positive side, no action was taken on legislation requiring individuals to provide certain forms of identification in order to vote at the polling booth.
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Mar 07, 2005
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Felon Voting

In a major victory for civil rights, the General Assembly approved sending to the voters in November 2006 a proposed constitutional amendment to restore the right to vote to felons upon release from incarceration.
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Mar 07, 2005
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Voting by Non-Residents

ACLU intervention helped kill a bill that would have authorized the Town of Westerly to allow non-resident property owners to vote in certain town elections and serve on the Town’s finance board.
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Mar 07, 2004
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Redistricting

Showing that it’s never too late to do the right thing, the General Assembly enacted legislation redrawing Senate district lines around the metropolitan Providence area.
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Mar 07, 2007
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Mar 07, 2007
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Voter ID

On the more positive side, no action was taken on legislation requiring individuals to provide certain forms of identification in order to vote at the polling booth.
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Mar 07, 2005
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Mar 07, 2005
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Felon Voting

In a major victory for civil rights, the General Assembly approved sending to the voters in November 2006 a proposed constitutional amendment to restore the right to vote to felons upon release from incarceration.
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Mar 07, 2005
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Mar 07, 2005
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Voting by Non-Residents

ACLU intervention helped kill a bill that would have authorized the Town of Westerly to allow non-resident property owners to vote in certain town elections and serve on the Town’s finance board.
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Mar 07, 2004
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Mar 07, 2004
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Redistricting

Showing that it’s never too late to do the right thing, the General Assembly enacted legislation redrawing Senate district lines around the metropolitan Providence area.
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