Governor Dan McKee signed the "Let RI Vote Act" making pandemic era changes in voting laws permanent.
People can now fill out mail ballot applications online.
Any voter can use a mail ballot or emergency mail ballot without needing an excuse why they can't visit their polling location.
A requirement to have the ballots be signed by either two witnesses or get notarized has been removed.
Instead, the governor's office says signatures will be certified using a four-tier verification process.
Every Rhode Island city and town must provide at least one drop box through the closing of polls.
“There is nothing more fundamentally American than the right to vote – it provides every Rhode Islander the opportunity to have a say in how they would like to see their state, and country, shaped,” said Governor McKee. “The Let RI Vote Act makes voting easier, safer, and more secure, and making it easier to give Rhode Islanders a voice in their government should always be our top priority. I thank the bill sponsors, legislators, and advocates who saw to it that this bill got across the finish line.”
McKee says the act makes voting in Rhode Island easier, safer and more secure.
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