Federal judge suspends R.I. mail-in-ballot witness requirement for 2020 elections

THE ACLU of Rhode Island on Tuesday filed a lawsuit charging the Providence Police Department with race discrimination over the treatment of a Black former police recruit.
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge ruled on Tuesday night to suspend witness and notary requirements for mail-in ballot voting during the coronavirus pandemic for all 2020 elections." A number of advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, Campaign Legal Center and law firm Fried Frank on behalf of Common Cause Rhode…

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