Rhode Island Ballot Access Bill Introduced

Rhode Island State Senator David Bates (R-Barrington) has introduced SB 203. It lowers the petition to create a new party from 5% of the last vote cast, to 1%. It also lets the petition be circulated in an odd year. Current law says the petition can only be circulated in even-numbered years. The bill is co-sponsored by Senator Edward O’Neill, the legislature’s only independent.


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