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Rhode Island: The Ocean State ⛵️

If you were able to vote early in person, vote by mail, or put your ballot in a dropbox in November, you may have your Democratic state legislators to thank. Election laws vary across the country, and your state decides how easy it will be for you to vote. Keeping citizens safe at the polls, especially in the era of COVID-19, never should have been a partisan issue, but Republicans made it their mission to undermine democracy at every level of the ballot. Meanwhile, Democrats nationwide introduced election reforms with both the convenience and health of their constituents in mind. Rhode Island is one of the few states able to push through critically important voting legislation during the pandemic.

[As part of the series: How State Democrats Saved the Election https://medium.com/@TheDLCC/how-state-democrats-saved-the-election-e6817876b215]