Proponents rally for same-day voter registration

Advocates, lawmakers, and state leaders participated in a rally in support of same day voter registration.

This article originally appeared in the Rhode Island Current on January 19, 2024 and was written by Christopher Shea.  

Below is executive director John Marion’s comment on the rally and efforts to bring same day voter registration to Rhode Island.

“Our voter registration deadline is needlessly restrictive, and it prevents too many potentially eligible voters from participating in our elections,” said John Marion, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island. “It’s past time that we give Rhode Islanders the opportunity to change this arbitrary, bureaucratic provision.”

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