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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES"
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description: "Requires all write-in votes, regardless of qualification, to be reported and published by the state board of elections, on its website."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 7358"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7358 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "Paplauskas"]
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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: "2026-01-28"
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last_action: "2026-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/310bad30-2dfb-47a8-afcb-b4356fbb7b37"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "9fe1ddc04a21eb290e25a2dd3b593d6014065a4e50ac599440b18e69e3dd6cdd"
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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 7358 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
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Requires all write-in votes, regardless of qualification, to be reported and published by the state board of elections, on its website.
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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. **7358** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7358.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **66–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Baginski — primary (person)
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- Paplauskas — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-28** 01/28/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2026)
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- **2026-03-26** 03/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/16/2026)
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- **2026-04-16** 04/16/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-30** 04/30/2026 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
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- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 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/310bad30-2dfb-47a8-afcb-b4356fbb7b37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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