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The bill would move up R.I.’s voting date from early April to the first Tuesday of March.
McKee delivered the introductory speech at Saturday’s debate.
HUD was found to have unlawfully tied grant eligibility to partisan political conditions.
The proposal comes as the U.S. Senate weighs the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.
The organization provided support to victims and their families in the wake of the Dec. 13 mass shooting.
Four pieces of legislation were heard by the State House Judiciary Committee on March 12.
According to a poll conducted by the UNH, 18% of those surveyed would vote for McKee if an election were held today.
A recent bill introduced would protect Rhode Islanders involved in court proceedings from being arrested by ICE agents without a judicial warrant.
Unredacted voter rolls include personal voter information like birthdates and portions of social security numbers.
Brown and the University of Rhode Island are currently the only campuses in the state that arm their public safety officers.
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