League of Women Voters ^®
of Rhode Island

League of Women Voters of the US (LWVUS)
Press Release
WASHINGTON—Today, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of two lower courts to waive the two-witness and notary requirement for absentee ballots in Rhode Island for 2020 elections. The case was brought by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island, Common Cause Rhode Island, and individual Rhode Island voters with significant risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19.

August 10, the Republican National Committee and the Rhode Island Republican Party sought a stay from the U.S.

Although the Census Bureau updated their schedule August 3 to say the count will now be ending September 30 instead of October 31, Census takers will be in Rhode Island (Providence area) starting August 6.

The League of Women Voters of RI and the RI Secretary of State invite all Rhode Island 7th and 8th grade students to participate in a state-wide essay contest inspired by the passage of the 19th amendment: The right of citizens of the United State