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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Allows voters to file state form designating party affiliation rather than in person and change affiliation within 30 days prior to primary election with local canvassing board.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Allows voters to file state form designating party affiliation rather than in person and change affiliation within 30 days prior to primary election with local canvassing board.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 5700"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5700 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Board of Elections", "Elections"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Craven", "McEntee", "McKiernan", "O'Brien"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-27"
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last_action: "2019-07-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68d6ee7e-d4ef-46eb-a46a-172223a6cee6"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "c78e8dec8061686ce0111c5a67a16fc52256ce5c4f090e69907e57977fa25481"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 5700 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Allows voters to file state form designating party affiliation rather than in person and change affiliation within 30 days prior to primary election with local canvassing board.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **5700** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5700.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **61–11** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- McKiernan — primary (person)
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- O'Brien — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-27** 02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-05** 04/05/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2019)
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- **2019-04-10** 04/10/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2019-06-21** 06/21/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/24/2019)
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- **2019-06-24** 06/24/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-24** 06/24/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/26/2019)
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/27/2019)
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- **2019-06-27** 06/27/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/28/2019)
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- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2019-07-02** 07/02/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-08** 07/08/2019 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68d6ee7e-d4ef-46eb-a46a-172223a6cee6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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