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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SECRETARY OF STATE -- LET RI VOTE ACT (Allows voting by mail without needing an excuse/improves voter roll cleanup/allows applying for mail ballots through online system/allows nursing home residents to receive mail ballot applications automatically/codifies mail ballot drop box requirements.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SECRETARY OF STATE -- LET RI VOTE ACT (Allows voting by mail without needing an excuse/improves voter roll cleanup/allows applying for mail ballots through online system/allows nursing home residents to receive mail ballot applications automatically/codifies mail ballot drop box requirements.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 7100"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7100 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Amore", "Carson", "Felix", "Fogarty", "Giraldo", "Kazarian", "Kislak", "Shanley", "Williams"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-01-12"
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last_action: "2022-06-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e9075ba-032b-4c48-b8de-a961a4968820"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "c8ffb7e124a63d52452bb9dc0bdadc0431c05afd408ac6c6d826a45c51949786"
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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 7100 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SECRETARY OF STATE -- LET RI VOTE ACT (Allows voting by mail without needing an excuse/improves voter roll cleanup/allows applying for mail ballots through online system/allows nursing home residents to receive mail ballot applications automatically/codifies mail ballot drop box requirements.)
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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. **7100 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7100A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **53–13** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–49** (fail) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–53** (fail) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **9–53** (fail) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **10–56** (fail) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–52** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alzate — primary (person)
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- Amore — primary (person)
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- Carson — primary (person)
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- Felix — primary (person)
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- Fogarty — primary (person)
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- Giraldo — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- Kislak — primary (person)
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- Shanley — primary (person)
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- Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-12** 01/12/2022 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-18** 03/18/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2022)
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- **2022-03-24** 03/24/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/10/2022)
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- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2022-05-10** 05/10/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/17/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/24/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2022-05-31** 05/31/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 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/5e9075ba-032b-4c48-b8de-a961a4968820`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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