(Washington, DC)--A ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will allow for the suspension of witness requirements for mail-ballot voting in Rhode Island, despite Republican objections.The rules that have been suspended for the September and November elections due to concerns about voters vulnerable to the coronavirus involve getting two witnesses or a notary signature to submit the ballots.Justices noted that the state already waived witness requirements for the mail ballots in the primary election in June, so there is precedent for this.Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea's [[ gore-BAY-uhs ]] office had already started printing ballots without the witness instructions and is now planning to send them to voters for the September 8th primary.
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