A Rhode Island state lawmaker is being accused of producing and distributing a sample ballot that is made to look like an official state election ballot—causing confusion among voters. Only Democrat candidates are visible on the ballot, with the lines for candidates representing other political parties being blanked out entirely.

State Representative Michelle McGaw allegedly distributed a Democratic Party sample ballot with markings that closely resemble the state printed ballots—including the state seal and the wording “State of Rhode Island Official Ballot.” Anthony D’Ellena, Vice Chairman of the Narragansett Republican Town Committee and McGaw’s election opponent, says he’s contacted the Rhode Island Secretary of State regarding the matter but has not received a response.

Patricia Morgan, the former Republican minority leader in the Rhode Island State House and current candidate for Congress, supports D’Ellena’s assertion of potential ballot fraud.

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“My campaign has received disturbing reports of official ballots being used to mislead voters in Portsmouth. Current State Representative Michelle McGaw and the wife of former RI Senator Seveney have been stationed outside polling locations, distributing official Rhode Island ballots that are purposely defaced,” Morgan wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). She added: “These ballots have Democrats pre-selected, while Republican candidates’ names are whited out, making it impossible for voters to make an informed choice.”

According to Rhode Island General Law § 17-19-43, it is a crime to tamper with or deface a ballot. “Every person who willfully and without lawful authority destroys, secretes, removes, defaces, alters, tampers, or meddles with a sample ballot, shall be guilty of a felony,” the law reads. […]