Key Votes
S 400 - Voter Identification Requirements - Key Vote
Rhode Island Key Votes
Stages
- July 2, 2011 Executive Signed
- June 30, 2011 House Bill Passed
- May 12, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- March 10, 2011 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - July 2, 2011
Title: Voter Identification Requirements
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (51-22) - June 30, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Voter Identification Requirements
Vote to pass a bill that requires any person claiming to be an eligible voter to show proof of identity prior to voting in a primary election, special election, or general election.
- Establishes the following as acceptable forms of identification at polling precincts, beginning January 1, 2012 (Sec. 2):
- A valid and current document showing a photograph of the person to whom the document was issued, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Rhode Island driver's license;
- Rhode Island voter identification card;
- United States passport;
- Identification card issued by a United States educational institution;
- United States military identification card;
- Identification card issued by the United States or the State of Rhode Island; and
- Government-issued medical card; and
- A valid and current document without a photograph of the person to whom the document was issued, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Birth certificate;
- Social security card; and
- Government-issued medical card.
- Requires that only identification with a photograph to be accepted for voting purposes beginning January 1, 2014 (Sec. 2).
- Specifies that if a person claiming to be a registered eligible voter is unable to provide proof of identity, they may cast a provisional ballot upon completing a provisional ballot voter's certificate and affirmation (Sec. 2).
- Requires voter identification cards to be provided to voters upon request and free of charge beginning January 1, 2012 (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (27-6) - May 12, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Voter Identification Requirements
Vote to pass a bill that requires any person claiming to be an eligible voter to show proof of identity prior to voting in a primary election, special election, or general election.
- Establishes the following as acceptable forms of identification at polling precincts, beginning January 1, 2012 (Sec. 2):
- A valid and current document showing a photograph of the person to whom the document was issued, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Rhode Island driver's license;
- Rhode Island voter identification card;
- United States passport;
- Identification card issued by a United States educational institution;
- United States military identification card;
- Identification card issued by the United States or the State of Rhode Island; and
- Government-issued medical card; and
- A valid and current document without a photograph of the person to whom the document was issued, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Birth certificate;
- Social security card; and
- Government-issued medical card.
- Requires that only identification with a photograph to be accepted for voting purposes beginning January 1, 2014 (Sec. 2).
- Specifies that if a person claiming to be a registered eligible voter is unable to provide proof of identity, they may cast a provisional ballot upon completing a provisional ballot voter's certificate and affirmation (Sec. 2).
- Requires voter identification cards to be provided to voters upon request and free of charge beginning January 1, 2012 (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - March 10, 2011
Title: Voter Identification Requirements