Politics & Government
Tiverton Councilor: Stop Straight-Ticket Voting
A state Senate committee last week held a hearing on a bill that would eliminate the system.
Tiverton Town Councilor Joan Chabot wants to end straight-ticket voting.
The system allows voters to make a single mark on a ballot for all the candidates of a single party.
A state Senate committee last week held a hearing on a bill that would eliminate the system, according to the Associated Press.
‘‘We would like to see people take the time and actually make a decision for each of the races,’’ Chabot told the committee, according to the AP.
Rhode Island is one of about a dozen states that have straight-ticket voting.
Read the full AP report
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