rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/sign-the-petition-let-ri-vote?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-sign-the-petition-let-ri-vote' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Let RI Vote https://actionnetwork.org/groups/let-ri-vote https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/254/080/normal/logo-long-nobox.png Rhode Islanders were offered a choice of how to cast their ballot in 2020 and they responded in record numbers. We need to make those choices permanent so no eligible Rhode Islander is denied their right to vote. That’s why together we have launched the Let RI Vote campaign to expand voting rights in the Ocean State. Because of the pandemic, in 2020 mail ballots were temporarily made more accessible to Rhode Island voters, resulting in a dramatic increase in their use. Now, unless we act to continue these reforms, it will be far harder for voters like you to cast a mail ballot moving forward. The Let RI Vote campaign wants you to have the choice of voting by mail available for all future elections. The General Assembly also expanded access to early, in-person voting in 2020 and voters responded by taking advantage of that new opportunity. But not all communities made early voting convenient by offering weekend hours. Rhode Island can’t afford inequities in our elections by making your ability to vote early dependent on your zip code. That’s why we need to guarantee early voting statewide—including on weekends. Finally, Rhode Islanders shouldn’t just settle for having expanded access to mail ballots and early voting, reforms that most voters in the country have had for decades. Let RI Vote knows we can do even better by adopting Same Day Registration, a proven reform that is already the law in two-thirds of New England. States that have adopted Same Day Registration have an average turnout five percent higher than other states. Most importantly, all of these reforms can be implemented securely, so that you can feel sure about casting your ballot privately, and with the confidence that your vote will be counted, and counted accurately. It’s time to include more people in our democracy, and ensure that the results of our elections truly reflect the will of the people. Make your voice heard in support of expanding voting rights in Rhode Island today! Sign the petition to the General Assembly: Let RI Vote! Participating Organizations: ACLU of Rhode Island ARISE Brown Votes Common Cause Rhode Island Clean Water Action Rhode Island Every Vote Counts Brown Formerly Incarcerated Union Housing Network Rhode Island I Cane Walk League of Women Voters of Rhode Island NAACP Providence Branch National Council of Jewish Women of Rhode Island National Vote at Home Institute Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Represent US Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless Rhode Island College Democrats Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Rhode Island Human Rights Commission Rhode Island Latino PAC Rhode Island Working Families Party Sunrise PVD The Women’s Fund Rhode Island The Womxn Project UAW, Section 9 https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-the-petition-let-ri-vote