Bill > S0283

This bill amends Rhode Island's mail ballot laws to restrict who can physically mail a completed mail ballot. Specifically, the bill prohibits most people from mailing another person's mail ballot, with exceptions for the voter's spouse, court-appointed guardian, cohabitant, or any adult person related to the voter by blood or marriage. Under the proposed law, anyone who violates this restriction by mailing another person's ballot would be guilty of a misdemeanor, potentially facing up to one year in prison or a fine of up to $1,000, or both. The purpose of this provision appears to be preventing potential ballot tampering or unauthorized handling of mail ballots by limiting who can physically deliver a completed ballot to the election board. The bill would take effect immediately upon its passage, and it adds a new subsection to the existing mail ballot regulations in Rhode Island's election laws, maintaining the existing requirements for mail ballot applications and signatures while introducing this new restriction on ballot delivery.

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