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RI S2341
Bill
Status
3/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Matthew LaMountain
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AI Summary
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Continues authorization for eligible disabled voters and military/overseas voters (UOCAVA) to electronically receive and return mail ballots, extending provisions that were set to expire December 31, 2025
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Requires electronic ballot transmission systems to undergo independent security reviews and meet NIST Cybersecurity Framework guidelines before approval by the Secretary of State
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Defines "eligible disabled voter" as a person who certifies they are incapacitated to such an extent that voting at polls would be an undue hardship due to illness, mental or physical disability, blindness, or serious mobility impairment
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Electronic ballot systems must satisfy federal Rehabilitation Act Section 508 accessibility standards
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Takes effect upon passage
Legislative Description
Allows eligible disabled and military voters to continue to utilize electronically transmitted ballots as originally enacted in 2022.
Elections
Last Action
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
3/10/2026