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Majority of Rhode Islanders want to make voting as easy as possible, new poll finds
While other states are passing laws that essentially make it more difficult to vote, the RI Voting Access Coalition cites survey showing Rhode Islanders want mail ballots, early voting, and same-day registration
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated May 12, 2021, 6:01 p.m.
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State Senator Dawn Euer, a Newport Democrat, speaks during Wednesday s news conference in support of Let RI Vote campaign. She is standing with other supporters at The Avenue Concept s VOTE mural in Providence.Edward Fitzpatrick
PROVIDENCE â While states such as Georgia and Florida are enacting new laws that make it more difficult to vote, the majority of Rhode Island voters say they would back mail ballots, early voting, and same-day registration initiatives, advocates said Wednesday.