“Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?”
Explanatory language:
Under the current state constitution, qualified voters may cast an absentee vote only if they are unable to vote in person at their polling place on election day due to: 1) absence from their city or town; 2) sickness or physical disability; or 3) their religious beliefs prohibiting secular activity on a day. If this amendment is approved, the state constitution would no longer limit the reasons why absentee voting may be used. Therefore, it would expand the state legislature’s authority to pass laws regarding voting by qualified voters who will not appear at their polling place on election day.