Common Cause R.I. alleges continued voters’ rights violations in Pawtucket

Updated at 3:08 p.m.

Jacquelyn Voghel

09/19/2024

Polls — COMMON CAUSE R.I. is alleging that the City of Pawtucket violated voters' rights in the Sept. 10 primary by failing to provide Spanish-language voting assistance. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI PROVIDENCE

PAWTUCKET – Months after resolving a federal lawsuit concerning alleged voters’ rights violations, Pawtucket is once again in hot water over accessibility at the polls. Common Cause Rhode Island, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to government accountability and democracy, on Thursday alleged that Pawtucket committed several violations under the Voting Rights Act and Help America Vote

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