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Same Day Registration

Rhode Island has the earliest voter registration deadline of any state—30 days. No single reform will do more to increase voter turnout than adopting same day voter registration. Common Cause Rhode Island is leading a coalition effort to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November 2024 removing the 30-day deadline from our state constitution. 

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Petition: Let RI Vote for Same Day Registration!

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Petition: Let RI Vote for Same Day Registration!

Rhode Island’s 30-day voter registration deadline is the longest in the country and is a significant barrier to increased voter participation. Voting shouldn’t be this difficult – it is time that Rhode Island joins the twenty-two other states and the District of Columbia that allow voters to register and cast their ballots on the same day.

Every eligible voter in Rhode Island should be able to participate in our democracy. I am joining a growing coalition of Rhode Islanders calling for the General Assembly to put Same Day...

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2024 Champions of Democracy Celebration

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2024 Champions of Democracy Celebration

Join us for our biggest event of the year, the Champions of Democracy Celebration and Annual Meeting. This year in addition to celebrating our awardees, we will have special remarks by new Common Cause national president Virginia Kase Solomón on the state of our democracy.


The Guild, 461 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 US
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm EDT

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