H 8072A - Repeals Straight Party Voting Option on Election Ballots - Rhode Island Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- July 1, 2014
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 21, 2014
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 18, 2014
- House Bill Passed
- May 1, 2014
- Introduced
- April 17, 2014
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Stage Details
Title: Repeals Straight Party Voting Option on Election Ballots
Signed by Governor Lincoln Chafee
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Title: Repeals Straight Party Voting Option on Election Ballots
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that repeals the straight party voting option on election ballots, effective January 1, 2015.
Highlights:
- Repeals the option for voters in a non-primary election to vote for 1 political party for national and state, or city or town, offices through the use of a single mark (Sec. 3).
- Requires the Secretary of State to conduct “appropriate” training with the State Board of Elections and local boards of canvassers, and community outreach programs, in order for the “proper administration” of voting in the absence of voting through the use of a single mark (Sec. 2).
Title: Repeals Straight Party Voting Option on Election Ballots