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H 7784RHODE ISLANDSession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Rhode Island Bill H 7784 Restructures Presidential Electoral College Voting by Grouping Municipalities

Original title: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- FEDERAL ELECTIVE OFFICERS (Changes the manner by which presidential electoral college electors are elected and create a system of grouping of municipalities of equal populations, one of each of Rhode Island's electoral votes.)

Last action · April 30, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsor: Brian Newberry

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What This Bill Proposed

Rhode Island House bill H 7784 changes how are chosen by establishing a system that groups municipalities of equal populations to assign individual electoral votes.

Why it matters

Alters how presidential votes from Rhode Island translate into electoral college results by dividing the state's electoral votes across newly grouped municipal districts rather than a statewide winner-take-all tally.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Rhode Island voters

Directly affected

Municipalities

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does H 7784 change the presidential election process?

It replaces the current method with a system that groups municipalities of equal populations, assigning one electoral vote to each municipal group.

Who introduced House Bill 7784?

The bill was introduced by Representative Newberry.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

5 actions

Apr 30, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 24, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/30/2026)
Mar 23, 2026
Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/26/2026)
Mar 20, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Feb 12, 2026Introduced
Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections

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Discoveries

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Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift95% confidence

Municipal Grouping for Electoral Votes

The bill shifts electoral vote allocation away from a unified statewide count toward equal-population municipal groupings.

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Connected Entities

Brian Newberry

PersonBrian Newberry“Primary sponsor of House Bill H 7784”Map →

Sources

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status.rilegislature.gov

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