Statement by Secretary Gorbea on passage of Automatic Voter Registration in Rhode Island

«I promised Rhode Islanders that I would work to ensure that elections in our state
are fair, fast and accurate. Having clean voter lists is critical to preserving the
integrity of our elections, which is why I made enacting Automatic Voter
Registration a priority. Automatic Voter Registration will help reduce the bloat in
our voter rolls resulting from unintentional, duplicate voter registrations and the
potential for voter fraud. I thank House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, Senate
President Dominick Ruggerio; our sponsors Representative David Coughlin, Jr. and
Senator Gayle Goldin; and the entire General Assembly for their overwhelming support
of legislation that will further our efforts to modernize and maintain the integrity
of elections in Rhode Island. I have spoken with Governor Gina Raimondo and look
forward to her signing this important election reform bill into law.”

-Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea