Election administration in Rhode Island
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Election administration encompasses a state's voting policies, procedures, and enforcement. These include voter identification requirements, early and absentee/mail-in voting provisions, voter list maintenance methods, and more. Each state's voting policies dictate who can vote and under what conditions.
Below, you will find details on the following election administration topics in Rhode Island:
Poll times
- See also: State poll opening and closing times
Polls in Rhode Island open at 7 a.m. Eastern Time except in New Shoreham, where they open at 9 a.m. All polls statewide close at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[2]
Voter registration
- Check your voter registration status here.
To register to vote in Rhode Island, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Rhode Island, and at least 16 years old. To voter, one must be at least 18 years old by Election Day.[3] Applicants can register online, by mailing in a voter registration form, or in person at the local board of canvassers or other state agencies such as the Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Human Services, or the Department of Mental Health.[3]
Automatic registration
- See also: Automatic voter registration
Rhode Island enacted automatic voter registration in 2017.[4]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Rhode Island has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
- See also: Same-day voter registration
| “ | Rhode Island allows for same day voter registration for the Presidential Election only. If you miss the voter registration deadline, you can register to vote on Election Day, but you will only be able to vote for President and Vice President. You will not be able to vote in any state, local, or other federal races. You can only register and vote on Election Day at the location designated by your local board of canvassers.[3][5] | ” |
Residency requirements
To register to vote in Rhode Island, you must be a resident of the state.
Verification of citizenship
Rhode Island does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[6] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The Rhode Island Department of State allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.
Early and absentee/mail-in voting policy
Early voting
- See also: Early voting
Rhode Island permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee/mail-in voting
- See also: Absentee/mail-in voting
All Rhode Island voters are eligible to vote absentee/by mail.[7]
Absentee ballot applications must be received by your local board of canvassers by 4 p.m. 21 days prior to the election. Completed absentee ballots must then be received by your local board of canvassers by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Should circumstances arise within 20 days of an election that will prevent a voter from making it to the polls on Election Day, he or she may qualify for an emergency mail ballot. More information regarding the emergency mail ballot process can be found here.[7][8][9]
Returning absentee/mail-in ballots
All voters are eligible to vote by mail in Rhode Island. For a ballot to be counted, the local board of canvassers must receive it by 8 p.m. on Election Day.[7]
According to Rhode Island's voter information website, voters must complete a Voter's Mail Ballot Certificate when they vote by mail, using the following instructions:
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Rhode Island's laws do not specify who is allowed to return mail-in ballots.
Twenty states allow anyone chosen by the voter to return a ballot on the voter's behalf, with certain exceptions, while 16 states allow anyone with certain relationships to the voter to return the voter's ballot. Four states allow only the voter to return the voter's ballot, with certain exceptions, and two states required voters to return their ballots by mail. Eight states and D.C. do not specify who may return ballots.
Signature requirements and cure provisions
In Rhode Island, a voter's signature on an absentee/mail ballot application is compared with his or her signature in the voter registration system. The absentee/mail ballot includes a Voter’s Mail Ballot Certificate that the voter must sign. Once it is returned to the local board of canvassers along with the completed ballot, this signature is compared with the one from the voter's ballot application. Rhode Island does not define a process by which a ballot can be cured or corrected in the case of missing or mismatched signatures.[7][10]
Thirty-three states have laws that include cure provisions, while 17 states do not. One state, Pennsylvania, allows counties to establish a cure process.
Was your absentee/mail-in ballot counted?
Use the Ballotrax website provided by the Rhode Island secretary of state's office to check the status of your mail-in ballot.
Voter identification requirements
- See also: Voter ID in Rhode Island
- See also: Voter identification laws by state
Rhode Island requires voters to present photo identification (ID) while voting. Accepted forms of ID include a Rhode Island driver's license, Rhode Island voter ID card, and U.S. passport. For a list of all accepted forms of ID, see below.
The following list of accepted ID was current as of April 2023. Click here for the Rhode Island Secretary of State page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.
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- *The Rhode Island Secretary of State's office is issuing free voter photo ID cards to individuals who do not possess any of the valid Photo IDs listed above. For additional information, visit Rhode Island's online Voter Information Center, call 401-222-2340, or email elections@sos.ri.gov.
Thirty-five states require voters to present identification in order to vote at the polls on Election Day. Of these states, 23 require voters to present identification containing a photograph, and 12 accept other forms of identification. The remaining 15 states do not require voters to present identification in order to vote at the polls on Election Day.
Valid forms of identification differ by state. In certain states that require voters to provide identification, there may be exceptions that allow some voters to cast a ballot without providing an ID. To see more about these exceptions, see details by state. Commonly accepted forms of ID include driver's licenses, state-issued identification cards, and military identification cards.
Provisional balloting for voters without ID
Voters who do not have ID while voting may cast provisional ballots. See below for provisional ballot rules.
Provisional ballot rules
Voters in Rhode Island are given provisional ballots, or ballots requiring additional steps or information before they can be counted, under the following circumstances.[11]
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Voters who cast a provisional ballot have until 4 p.m. on the day following the election to provide the local board of canvassers with information to help qualify their ballot.[11]
A provisional ballot is rejected in the following circumstances:[12]
- If the voter is not registered or voted in the wrong congressional district;
- If the voter’s signature does not match the signature of the voter’s registration; or
- If the voter also cast a mail ballot, emergency ballot, or military ballot.
Was your provisional ballot counted?
Visit the board of election’s Provisional Ballot Search tool to check the status of your provisional ballot. You can also contact the board of canvassers in the city or town where you cast your ballot.
Local election officials
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Primary election type
- See also: Primary elections in Rhode Island
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.
Rhode Island utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Unaffiliated voters may vote in a party's primary without affiliating with that party. Voters that are affiliated with a party at the time of the primary election may only vote in that party's primary.[13][14][15]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Time off work for voting
Ballotpedia did not find a law specifying whether voters must be given time off from work to vote in this state. Nolo.com notes that states without such state laws may have administrative regulations or local ordinances pertaining to time off for voting and suggests calling your local board of elections or state labor department for more information.[16]
If you know of a relevant policy in this state, please email us. Click here to find contact information for your local board of canvassers.
Twenty-eight states require employers to grant employees time off to vote. Within these 28 states, policies vary as to whether that time off must be paid and how much notice must be given.
Voting rules for people convicted of a felony
In Rhode Island, people convicted of a felony lose their right to vote while incarcerated. Upon completion of their prison time, voting rights are automatically restored when the person either notifies their local board of canvassers in writing or submits a new voter registration form. Click here for a list of local boards of canvassers.[3]
Voting rights for people convicted of a felony vary from state to state. In the majority of states, people convicted of a felony cannot vote while they are incarcerated but may regain the right to vote upon release from prison or at some point thereafter.[17]
Voter list maintenance
All states have rules under which they maintain voter rolls—or, check and remove certain names from their lists of registered voters. Most states are subject to the parameters set by The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).[18] The NVRA requires states to make efforts to remove deceased individuals and individuals who have become ineligible due to a change of address. It prohibits removing registrants from voter lists within 90 days of a federal election due to change of address unless a registrant has requested to be removed, or from removing people from voter lists solely because they have not voted. The NVRA says that states may remove names from their registration lists under certain other circumstances and that their methods for removing names must be uniform and nondiscriminatory.[19]
When names can be removed from the voter list
Rhode Island law authorizes election officials to remove the names of voters from the registered voting list if an individual:[20][21][22]
- dies
- requests in writing to removed
- is incarcerated as a result of a felony conviction
- is judged mentally incompetent
- remains in inactive status through two general elections.
Inactive voter list rules
Rhode Island law requires the Secretary of State to conduct a voter registration maintenance program at least four times per year, using National Change of Address data and other address verification resources. In addition, local election officials are required to send nonforwardable mail to all registered voters who have not voted in the previous five years. If notices are returned as undeliverable, state law outlines a confirmation process, in which election officials send a forwardable confirmation notice. If the confirmation notice is returned as undeliverable or if the voter does not respond within 14 days, the voter is to be placed on the inactive list and may not vote until they sign an affirmation form at an approved polling location or a local board of canvassers. If the individual does not update their status or vote in two consecutive general elections following the confirmation process, they are removed the list of voters.[23]
The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)
According to its website, ERIC is a nonprofit corporation that is governed by a board of member-states. These member states submit voter registration and motor vehicle registration information to ERIC. ERIC uses this information, as well as Social Security death records and other sources, to provide member states with reports showing voters who have moved within their state, moved out of their state, died, have duplicate registrations in their state, or are potentially eligible to vote but are not yet registered. ERIC's website describes its funding as follows: "Members fund ERIC. New members pay a one-time membership fee of $25,000, which is reserved for technology upgrades and other unanticipated expenses. Members also pay annual dues. Annual dues cover operating costs and are based, in part, on the citizen voting age population in each state."[24]
Twenty-five states are participating members in the ERIC program. Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia have joined and participated in ERIC at some point.[25]
As of August 2024, Rhode Island was participating in the ERIC program.
Post-election auditing
Rhode Island state law requires post-election audits. The state board of elections and the local board of canvassers conduct a risk-limiting audit. The state board chooses the local, state, and federal contests for the audit. "A risk-limiting audit shall begin with a hand tally of the votes in one or more audit units and shall continue to hand tally votes in additional audit units until there is strong statistical evidence that the electoral outcome is correct," according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The audit must be completed before certification of the election results.[26] Post-election audits check that election results tallied by a state's voting system match results from paper records, such as paper ballots filled out by voters or the paper records produced by electronic voting machines. Post-election audits are classified into two categories: audits of election results—which include traditional post-election audits as well as risk-limiting audits—and procedural audits.[27][28]
Typically, traditional post-election audits are done by recounting a portion of ballots, either electronically or by hand, and comparing the results to those produced by the state's voting system. In contrast, risk-limiting audits use statistical methods to compare a random sample of votes cast to election results instead of reviewing every ballot. The scope of procedural audits varies by state, but they typically include a systematic review of voting equipment, performance of the voting system, vote totals, duties of election officials and workers, ballot chain of custody, and more.
Forty-six states and the District of Columbia require some form of post-election audit by law, excluding states with pilot programs. Of these, 39 states and the District of Columbia require traditional post-election audits, while three states require risk-limiting post-election audits, and three states require some other form of post-election audit, including procedural post-election audits.[29][27]
Noteworthy events
Gov. Raimondo signs automatic voter registration into law (2017)
On July 19, 2017, Governor Gina Raimondo (D) signed into law H5702, making Rhode Island the ninth state to adopt automatic voter registration. H5702 cleared the Rhode Island House of Representatives on May 31, 2017, by a vote of 62-10 (with three members not voting). The Rhode Island State Senate approved H5702 on June 30, 2017, by a vote of 27-5 (with five members not voting). The law established that Rhode Island citizens be automatically registered to vote when they visit Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) branches for driver's license or personal identification document applications or renewals. The law was scheduled to take effect 30 days after the director of the DMV certified to state lawmakers that the state's motor vehicle licensing system could meet the requirements established by the law.[30][31][32]
Election policy ballot measures
Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measures relating to election and campaign policy in Rhode Island.
- Rhode Island Question 2, Restoration of Voting Rights Act (2006)
- Rhode Island Suffrage, Proposal 2 (1984)
- Rhode Island Four Year Terms, Proposal 4 (1982)
- Rhode Island Suffrage, Proposal 1 (1973)
- Rhode Island Qualifications for Office, Proposal 2 (1973)
- Rhode Island Four Year Terms, Proposal 6 (1973)
- Rhode Island Qualifications and Registration of Voters, Proposal 14 (1972)
- Rhode Island Qualification of Electors—Narragansett Indians, Proposal 1 (1950)
- Rhode Island Qualification of Electors—Servicemen Exempt, Proposal 5 (1950)
- Rhode Island Judicial Power, Proposal 1 (1952)
- Rhode Island Judicial Power, Proposal 1 (1954)
The table below lists bills related to election administration that have been introduced during (or carried over to) the current legislative session in Rhode Island. The following information is included for each bill:
- State
- Bill number
- Official bill name or caption
- Most recent action date
- Legislative status
- Sponsor party
- Topics dealt with by the bill
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Ballot access
In order to get on the ballot in Rhode Island, a candidate for state or federal office must meet a variety of state-specific filing requirements and deadlines. These regulations, known as ballot access laws, determine whether a candidate or party will appear on an election ballot. These laws are set at the state level. A candidate must prepare to meet ballot access requirements well in advance of primaries, caucuses, and the general election.
There are three basic methods by which an individual may become a candidate for office in a state.
- An individual can seek the nomination of a state-recognized political party.
- An individual can run as an independent. Independent candidates often must petition in order to have their names printed on the general election ballot.
- An individual can run as a write-in candidate.
This article outlines the steps that prospective candidates for state-level and congressional office must take in order to run for office in Rhode Island. For information about filing requirements for presidential candidates, click here. Information about filing requirements for local-level offices is not available in this article (contact state election agencies for information about local candidate filing processes).
Redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Rhode Island
Redistricting is the process by which new congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn. Each of Rhode Island's two United States Representatives and 113 state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. United States Senators are not elected by districts, but by the states at large. District lines are redrawn every 10 years following completion of the United States census. The federal government stipulates that districts must have nearly equal populations and must not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity.[33][34][35][36]
Rhode Island was apportioned 2 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. Click here for more information about redistricting in Rhode Island after the 2020 census.
Rhode Island enacted new congressional district boundaries on February 16, 2022, when Gov. Dan McKee (D) signed redistricting legislation that the General Assembly had approved the day before. The State House of Representatives passed the district boundaries, 57-6, with 53 Democrats and four Republicans voting in favor and four Republicans and two Democrats voting against. The State Senate approved the new maps 29-9 with all 'yes' votes from Democrats and five Republicans and four Democrats voting 'no.'[37][38][39]
Rhode Island enacted new legislative district boundaries on February 16, 2022, when Gov. Dan McKee (D) signed redistricting legislation approved by the General Assembly. The State House of Representatives passed the new maps by a vote of 57-6 and the State Senate approved them, 29-9, on February 15, 2022. In a press release issued after Gov. McKee signed the legislation, State Representative Robert Phillips (D), co-chair of the state's legislative Reapportionment Commission, said, "It was an honor and pleasure to work with such a dedicated group of individuals on this commission. I’m particularly proud of the fact that we obtained so much input from citizens around the state, holding our meetings in several cities and towns to make it more accessible to everyone. Reapportionment can be daunting and complex, but I’m glad we took everyone’s concerns into account and came up with a fair and equitable system of reapportionment.”[40][41][42][43]
Click here for more information on maps enacted after the 2020 census.
State process
- See also: State-by-state redistricting procedures
In Rhode Island, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Rhode Island General Assembly. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[44]
An 18-member advisory commission established in 2011 can recommend congressional and state legislative redistricting plans to the state legislature. The legislature may "adopt, modify, or ignore the commission's proposals." The composition of the commission is as follows:[44]
- The majority leader of the Rhode Island State Senate chooses four commissioners who are state legislators and three who are not, for a total of seven commissioners.
- The majority leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives chooses four commissioners who are state legislators and three who are not, for a total of seven commissioners.
- The minority leader of the Rhode Island State Senate chooses two commissioners who are state legislators.
- The minority leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives chooses two commissioners who are state legislators.
The Rhode Island Constitution requires that state legislative districts be compact.[44]
State statutes require that congressional and state legislative districts meet the following criteria:[44]
- Districts should be contiguous.
- Districts should "reflect natural, historical, geographical, and municipal and other political lines, 'as well as the right of all Rhode Islanders to fair representation and equal access to the political process.'"
- "The lines of state House, state Senate and congressional districts [should] coincide–or at least, if they do not overlap completely, they should avoid creating voting precincts with distinct ballot options where the precinct has fewer than 100 people."
Election administration agencies
Election agencies
- See also: State election agencies
Individuals seeking additional information about election administration in Rhode Island can contact the following local, state, and federal agencies.
Rhode Island Local Boards of Canvassers
State of Rhode Island Board of Elections
- 2000 Plainfield Pike, Suite A
- Cranston, Rhode Island 02921
- Phone: 401-222-2345
- Fax: 401-222-3135
- Email: boe.elections@elections.ri.gov
- Website: https://elections.ri.gov
Rhode Island Department of State Elections Division
- 148 West River Street
- Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2615
- Phone: 401-222-2340
- Email: elections@sos.ri.gov
- Website: https://vote.sos.ri.gov
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
- 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200
- Washington, DC 20001
- Phone: 301-563-3919
- Toll free: 1-866-747-1471
- Email: clearinghouse@eac.gov
- Website: https://www.eac.gov
Ballotpedia's election coverage
- United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2026
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- Democratic Party gubernatorial primaries, 2026
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- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2026
- Republican Party gubernatorial primaries, 2026
- Republican Party Secretary of State primaries, 2026
- Republican Party Attorney General primaries, 2026
- State legislative Republican primaries, 2026
See also
- State of Election Administration Legislation Reports
- Factors affecting the speed of ballot counting and delivery of unofficial election results
- Voting in Rhode Island
- Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Rhode Island
- Redistricting in Rhode Island
Elections in Rhode Island
- Rhode Island elections, 2025
- Rhode Island elections, 2024
- Rhode Island elections, 2023
- Rhode Island elections, 2022
- Rhode Island elections, 2021
- Rhode Island elections, 2020
- Rhode Island elections, 2019
- Rhode Island elections, 2018
- Rhode Island elections, 2017
- Rhode Island elections, 2016
- Rhode Island elections, 2015
- Rhode Island elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ We use the term "absentee/mail-in voting" to describe systems in which requests or applications are required. We use the term "all-mail voting" to denote systems where the ballots themselves are sent automatically to all voters. We use the hyphenate term for absentee voting because some states use “mail voting” (or a similar alternative) to describe what has traditionally been called "absentee voting."
- ↑ Rhode Island Department of State, "Election Day Voting Hours," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Rhode Island Department of State, "Register to Vote," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Providence Journal, “Raimondo signs automatic voter registration bill into law,” August 1, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Rhode Island Department of State, "Vote from Home with a Mail Ballot," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Rhode Island Department of State, "Apply for a Mail Ballot," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Rhode Island Department of State, "Vote by Emergency Mail Ballot," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Rhode Island Department of State, "A mail ballot guide for Rhode Island voters," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Provisional Ballot," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Provisional Ballots," accessed July 17, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ Bill Track 50, "RI H7662," accessed July 21, 2024
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "R.I. Gen. Laws § 17–9.1-23 ," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ NOLO, "Taking Time Off to Vote," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Felon Voting Rights," April 6, 2023
- ↑ As of May 2024, the Justice Department notes, "Six States (Idaho, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) are exempt from the NVRA because, on and after August 1, 1994, they either had no voter-registration requirements or had election-day voter registration at polling places with respect to elections for federal office."
- ↑ The United States Department of Justice, "The National Voter Registration Act of 1993," accessed May 29, 2024
- ↑ Rhode Island General Laws, "17-9.1-26," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Rhode Island General Laws, "17-10-1," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Rhode Island General Laws, "17-10-8," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Rhode Island General Laws, "17-9.1-27," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ ERIC, "FAQ," accessed May 29, 2024
- ↑ ERIC, "Who We Are," accessed May 29, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Post-Election Audits," September 11, 2024
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 National Conference of State Legislatures, "Post-Election Audits," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ Election Assistance Commission, "Election Audits Across the United States," accessed July 2, 2025
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted in October 2024, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Rhode Island General Assembly, "H 5702," accessed July 20, 2017
- ↑ The Hill, "Rhode Island becomes ninth state to enact automatic voter registration," July 19, 2017
- ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "Governor OKs Rhode Island Automatic Voter Registration Bill," July 19, 2017
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Why does it matter?" accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ Indy Week, "Cracked, stacked and packed: Initial redistricting maps met with skepticism and dismay," June 29, 2011
- ↑ The Atlantic, "How the Voting Rights Act Hurts Democrats and Minorities," June 17, 2013
- ↑ Redrawing the Lines, "The Role of Section 2 - Majority Minority Districts," accessed April 6, 2015
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "2022 House Journals - February 15th," accessed February 18, 2022
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "House Floor Votes for 2/15/2022," accessed February 18, 2022
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "Legislative Status Report - Senate Bill No. 2162 SUB A as amended," accessed February 18, 2022
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "Bill to reapportion House, Senate, congressional districts signed into law," accessed February 18, 2022
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "2022 House Journals - February 15th," accessed February 18, 2022
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "House Floor Votes for 2/15/2022," accessed February 18, 2022
- ↑ State of Rhode Island General Assembly, "Legislative Status Report - Senate Bill No. 2162 SUB A as amended," accessed February 18, 2022
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 All About Redistricting, "Rhode Island," accessed May 7, 2015
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