Amendment ID: S2545-45
Amendment 45
Administration of In Person Early Voting
Messrs. Feeney and Timilty move that the proposed new draft be amended in Section 11 in line 261, by striking the words “(2) Early voting in-person shall be conducted:
(i) from the seventeenth day through the fourth day, inclusive, preceding a biennial state election and any city or town election held on the same day as a biennial state election; and
(ii) from the tenth day through the fourth day, inclusive, preceding a presidential or state primary and any city or town election held on the same day as a presidential or state primary.
Early voting weekend hours shall be conducted as follows: (i) for municipalities with fewer than 5,000 registered voters, for not less than 2 hours each weekend day; (ii) for municipalities with not less than 5,000 registered voters but fewer than 20,000 registered voters, for not less than 4 hours each weekend day; (iii) for municipalities with not less than 20,000 registered voters but fewer than 40,000 registered voters, for not less than 5 hours each weekend day; (iv) for municipalities with not less than 40,000 registered voters but fewer than 75,000 registered voters, for not less than 6 hours each weekend day; and (v) for municipalities with not less than 75,000 registered voters, for not less than 8 hours each weekend day. For each other day during the early voting period, early voting shall be conducted during the usual business hours of each city or town clerk. A city or town may provide for additional early voting hours beyond the hours required by this paragraph.”
and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
“(2) Early voting in-person shall be conducted:
(i) from the seventeenth day through the fourth day, inclusive, preceding a biennial state election and any city or town election held on the same day as a biennial state election; and
(ii) from the tenth day through the fourth day, inclusive, preceding a presidential or state primary and any city or town election held on the same day as a presidential or state primary.
Early voting weekend hours shall be conducted as follows: (i) fewer than 5,000 registered voters, for not less than 4 hours each weekend, with at least one day per weekend, for not less than 2 hours on a weekend day in which voting is conducted; (ii) for municipalities with not less than 5,000 registered voters but fewer than 25,000 registered voters, for not less than 6 hours each weekend, with at least one day per weekend, for not less than 3 hours on a weekend day; (iii) for municipalities with not less than 25,000 registered voters but fewer than 40,000 registered voters, for not less than 8 hours each weekend, with at least one day per weekend, for not less than 4 hours on a weekend day; (iv) for municipalities with not less than 40,000 registered voters but fewer than 75,000 registered voters, for not less than 6 hours each weekend day; and (v) for municipalities with not less than 75,000 registered voters, for not less than 8 hours each weekend day. For each other day during the early voting period, early voting shall be conducted during the usual business hours of each city or town clerk. A city or town may provide for additional early voting hours beyond the hours required by this paragraph.”