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Rhode Island General Assembly · H 5517 · Chapter 407, Jul 2, 2025

ELECTION -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS (Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate 3,000 to 3,500 and provide for existing polling places that exceed the maximum number of voters, not

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Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTION -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS (Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate 3,000 to 3,500 and provide for existing polling places that exceed the maximum number of voters, not be required to be changed until the next decennial... Read the full text

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2025 sessionbill

Where it is

Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections · Feb 13, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2025) · Mar 14, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Mar 18, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (04/03/2025) · Mar 28, 2025
Committee recommends passage · Apr 3, 2025
Placed on House Calendar (05/08/2025) · May 2, 2025
House read and passed · May 8, 2025
Referred to Senate Judiciary · May 23, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2025) · Jun 16, 2025
Committee recommends passage in concurrence · Jun 18, 2025
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025) · Jun 18, 2025
Senate passed in concurrence · Jun 21, 2025
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 27, 2025
Signed by Governor · Jul 2, 2025

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

BaginskiPaplauskasLima
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