Rhode Island H7979 amends mail ballot procedures to restrict handling to the voter or close family members.

Rhode Island H7979 amends the procedures for marking and certification of mail ballots by prohibiting anyone but the voter or certain close family members from handling the mail ballot. The bill specifies that only the voter, an immediate family member, or a caregiver can possess the mail ballot. It also restricts individuals affiliated with a candidate or political campaign from being present when a voter executes their mail ballot, unless they are an immediate family member or live in the same household as the voter. This act takes effect upon passage.

Rhode Island H7979 amends mail ballot procedures to restrict handling to the voter or close family members.

Rhode Island H7979 amends the procedures for marking and certification of mail ballots by prohibiting anyone but the voter or certain close family members from handling the mail ballot. The bill specifies that only the voter, an immediate family member, or a caregiver can possess the mail ballot. It also restricts individuals affiliated with a candidate or political campaign from being present when a voter executes their mail ballot, unless they are an immediate family member or live in the same household as the voter. This act takes effect upon passage.