Rhode Island H7232 establishes fusion voting, allowing candidates to appear on ballots as nominees of multiple political parties for the same office.

Rhode Island H7232 introduces fusion voting, enabling candidates to be nominated by multiple political parties for the same office. The bill outlines procedures for cross-endorsement nominations, ballot design, and vote tabulation. It mandates that voting equipment be programmed to display candidates' names under each party line and allows voters to select candidates on any party line. The act also reduces the threshold for political party qualification from five percent to one percent of votes in statewide elections.

Rhode Island H7232 establishes fusion voting, allowing candidates to appear on ballots as nominees of multiple political parties for the same office.

Rhode Island H7232 introduces fusion voting, enabling candidates to be nominated by multiple political parties for the same office. The bill outlines procedures for cross-endorsement nominations, ballot design, and vote tabulation. It mandates that voting equipment be programmed to display candidates' names under each party line and allows voters to select candidates on any party line. The act also reduces the threshold for political party qualification from five percent to one percent of votes in statewide elections.