§ 17-10-15. Use of registration cards at polls.
(a) The local board shall remove from the container used for that purpose the original registration cards of persons found by the board not to be qualified to vote at the election for which the registry has been canvassed pursuant to this chapter. These removed cards shall be carefully preserved in a separate file to be maintained for that purpose. At that time, the remaining cards shall be secured in their container so that no card may be removed without breaking a seal or otherwise making it appear that a card has been tampered with. The local board shall certify that the cards are a true and complete list of all qualified voters of the voting district as of the date of the certificate, and shall insert the certificate at the front of the container.
(b) A complete list of all qualified voters of each voting district who are eligible to vote in each voting district in the election, as certified by the local board, shall then be delivered to the warden of each polling place to be used as the certified voting list for each voting district. The certified list of voters for each voting district shall be signed and/or otherwise certified by the local board in accordance with regulations to be adopted by the state board. The local board may divide the registration of any voting district into two (2) or more sections for greater convenience of use at the polls. In addition, each warden shall be provided with a certified list of all voters eligible to vote in the election in the entire city or town, and this list shall be signed and/or otherwise certified by the local board in accordance with regulations to be adopted by the state board.
History of Section.P.L. 1951 (s.s.), ch. 2870, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-30; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-16; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 203, § 1: G.L., § 17-10-15; P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 5.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-10 - Canvassing the Lists of Qualified Electors
Section 17-10-1. - Maintenance of registration — Inactive file.
Section 17-10-2. - Right to vote unprejudiced by errors.
Section 17-10-3. - Publication of preliminary lists.
Section 17-10-4. - Defacement of posted lists.
Section 17-10-5. - Canvass and correction of preliminary lists.
Section 17-10-6. - Evidence given at final canvass.
Section 17-10-7. - Proof required to strike name.
Section 17-10-8. - Notice of striking of names.
Section 17-10-9. - Record of vote on adding or striking names.
Section 17-10-10. - Corrections by state board.
Section 17-10-11. - Right to appeal striking of name.
Section 17-10-12. - Notification to local board members and clerk.
Section 17-10-13. - Dismissal of appeal — Order entering name on lists.
Section 17-10-14. - Final list — Certification.
Section 17-10-15. - Use of registration cards at polls.
Section 17-10-16. - Challenge lists.
Section 17-10-17. - Change of registration records on change of voting district boundaries.
Section 17-10-18. - Temporary registration certificates.
Section 17-10-19. - False entry or erasure with intent to change voting rights.
Section 17-10-20. - Neglect of duty by public officers.
Section 17-10-21. - Right to vote or validity of election unaffected by neglect of duty.
Section 17-10-22. - Certified copies of lists of persons voting.
Section 17-10-23. - Certified copies of registration records.