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March 5, 2008

Panel to hear straight-ticket voting ban legislation in R.I.

PROVIDENCE -- The House Judiciary Committee is considering legislation that would ban straight ticket voting in Rhode Island elections.

Rhode Island is in a minority of states that allows straight ticket voting, which lets voters select candidates entirely from the same party with just a single mark or punch on their ballots.

Rep. Susan Story, a Barrington Republican, has submitted a bill that would ban the option, which she says allows Democrats to maintain overwhelming control in the General Assembly.

The Judiciary Committee was scheduled to hear testimony on the bill this afternoon at the State House.

Check the committee's agenda.

-- The Associated Press

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