Common Cause Rhode Island — along with 15 other groups — came out in opposition to legislation before the Rhode Island House Judiciary on Tuesday that would make changes to the emergency mail ballot process.
“Our organizations oppose H 7896, a bill from the Rhode Island Board of Elections that makes changes to the emergency mail ballot process,” said John Marion with Common Cause.
“Our opposition has two sources: the deficiencies in the current bill as written, as well as what is omitted from this, the only election bill being considered by the House Judiciary Committee.”
Marion shared the following testimony on behalf of ACLU of Rhode Island, Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education, Clean Water Action Rhode Island, Common Cause Rhode Island, Latino Policy Institute, League of Women Voters of Rhode Island, NAACP Providence Branch, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence, Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights, Rhode Island Latino PAC, Rhode Island Working Families Party, Sunrise Providence, Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, The Womxn Project.
