'Like an honest and accurate public education, expanded access to voting is foundational to society and critical to our democracy,' said one proponent of a newly passed bill expanding voting rights.
A newly passed measure was praised as"a huge step forward in improving and modernizing voting in the Ocean State."Democracy defenders are cheering passage of a bill in Rhode Island that expands access to the ballot—a measure its proponents say is especially notable in light of nationwide attacks on the franchise.
"This is a major milestone in the history of voting rights in Rhode Island," said Marcela Betancur, spokesperson for the Let RI Vote Campaign and executive director of the Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University, of the bill's passage. Kevin Nerney, director of RI Developmental Disabilities Council, said his group was"thankful" for passage of the Let RI Vote Act.
National Education Association Rhode Island president Lawrence Purtill said:"Like an honest and accurate public education, expanded access to voting is foundational to society and critical to our democracy. Passage of H7100A is a huge step forward in improving and modernizing voting in the Ocean State and our thanks are with House leadership, the bill sponsors, and the representatives who voted in favor.
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