ACLU sues state over mail-in-ballot witness/notary requirements

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THE ACLU of Rhode Island is suing Rhode Island over mail-in-ballot requirements that would require a voter voting by mail to have a ballot envelope signature witnessed by a notary or two witnesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
THE ACLU of Rhode Island is suing the state over mail-in-ballot rules that would require a person voting by mail to have a ballot envelope signature witnessed by a notary or two witnesses, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is suing the state, challenging the witnesses or notary requirement for vote-by-mail ballots in the upcoming 2020 elections. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in tandem with the Campaign Legal Center and the law firm Fried Frank on behalf of Common Cause Rhode Island, the…

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