Center for Public Integrity: Rhode Island eases absentee ballot restrictions, but strict voter ID remains
Common Cause Rhode Island and the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island sued the state to strip signature requirements for good.
“It was waived in 2020 and for fall elections, and sure enough, we set a record for number of mail ballots,” said John Marion, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island. “Part of that is that it was the height of the pandemic. But we think we’re going to see a permanent shift in an increase of voting by mail.”