A consent decree waiving the witness requirement for voting by mail in Rhode Island during an infectious pandemic : Common Cause Rhode Island v. Gorbea (Mary S. McElroy, D.R.I. 1:20-cv-318)

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"For the June 2020 presidential primary election in Rhode Island, the governor suspended the state's requirement that mail-in ballots be witnessed by a notary or by two other witnesses. A district ...

"For the June 2020 presidential primary election in Rhode Island, the governor suspended the state's requirement that mail-in ballots be witnessed by a notary or by two other witnesses. A district judge approved a consent decree applying the witness requirement suspension to elections in Rhode Island in September and November. The court of appeals and the Supreme Court denied a major political party's motion to stay the consent decree."

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