Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-19 - Conduct of Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies
Section 17-19-40. - Repealed.

§ 17-19-40. Repealed.
History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 318, §§ 23, 24; P.L. 1940, ch. 818, § 1; G.L. 1956, ch. 318, § 24; P.L. 1956, ch. 3755, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-45; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 17; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 17, effective January 1, 1997.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 17 - Elections

Chapter 17-19 - Conduct of Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies

Section 17-19-1. - Definitions.

Section 17-19-2. - Voting equipment.

Section 17-19-2.1. - New voting technology.

Section 17-19-3. - Voting equipment and services — Specifications.

Section 17-19-3.1. - Repealed.

Section 17-19-3.2. - Polling place accessibility for voters who are disabled or elderly.

Section 17-19-3.3. - Telephones at polling places.

Section 17-19-3.4. - Repealed.

Section 17-19-3.5 - — 17-19-3.15. Repealed.

Section 17-19-4. - Voting booths and optical scan precinct count units — Number to be furnished.

Section 17-19-4.1. - Repealed.

Section 17-19-4.2. - Moderator request — Computerized voting machines.

Section 17-19-5. - Printing and furnishing of computer ballots.

Section 17-19-6. - Ballot — Arrangement.

Section 17-19-6.1. - Local questions on the ballot.

Section 17-19-7. - Local candidates and questions — Certification — Ballots.

Section 17-19-7.1. - Listing of at-large candidates.

Section 17-19-7.2. - Names of candidates.

Section 17-19-8. - Ballots — Form.

Section 17-19-8.1. - Ballots for voters who are blind, visually impaired, or disabled.

Section 17-19-8.2. - State-of-the-art voting technology.

Section 17-19-9. - Party emblems.

Section 17-19-9.1. - Ballot arrangement — Independent candidates.

Section 17-19-10. - Sample ballots — Contents — Distribution.

Section 17-19-10.1. - Training and community outreach.

Section 17-19-11. - Election return forms — Contents.

Section 17-19-12. - Delivery of election supplies.

Section 17-19-13. - Exhibition of machines for instructional purposes.

Section 17-19-14. - Preparation of voting equipment for election — Testing.

Section 17-19-15. - Repealed.

Section 17-19-16. - State election inspectors — Appointment — Duties — Training — Compensation.

Section 17-19-17. - Custody of optical scan precinct count units and voting booths — Duties of local boards — Posting of sample ballots.

Section 17-19-18. - Examination of voting equipment prior to opening of polls.

Section 17-19-19. - Custody of machines during voting.

Section 17-19-20. - Repair or replacement of defective machines.

Section 17-19-21. - Arrangement of polling places — Election officials — Police officers.

Section 17-19-21.1. - Polling place bake sales.

Section 17-19-22. - Party checkers, runners, and watchers.

Section 17-19-22.1. - Bilingual poll workers.

Section 17-19-23. - Wardens and supervisors — Powers and duties.

Section 17-19-23.1. - Certification and appointment of election officials.

Section 17-19-23.2. - Compensation of election officials.

Section 17-19-23.3. - Repealed.

Section 17-19-24. - Procedure for voting.

Section 17-19-24.1. - Provisional voting under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Section 17-19-24.2. - Voter identification.

Section 17-19-24.3. - Provisional ballot procedures.

Section 17-19-25. - Certified voting list — Duty of bipartisan supervisor.

Section 17-19-26. - Models for instruction — Assistance to voters in marking their ballot.

Section 17-19-26.1. - Voting assistance.

Section 17-19-27. - Challenge of identity as to right to vote.

Section 17-19-28. - Repealed.

Section 17-19-29. - Repealed.

Section 17-19-30. - Voters who register by making a mark rather than signature.

Section 17-19-31. - Irregular ballots.

Section 17-19-32. - Recording and signing of returns.

Section 17-19-33. - Sealing of voting equipment — Sealing and forwarding of results, programmed memory devices and keys.

Section 17-19-34. - Declaration of results and certificates of election in towns not divided into districts.

Section 17-19-35. - Guarding optical scan precinct count units until resumption of custody by board.

Section 17-19-36. - Tabulation of town returns — Certificate of election.

Section 17-19-37. - Tabulation of state returns — Certificate of election.

Section 17-19-37.1. - Recount eligibility — Candidates for public office.

Section 17-19-37.2. - Recount eligibility — Write-in candidates for public office.

Section 17-19-37.3. - Recount eligibility — Ballot questions and other offices.

Section 17-19-37.4. - Post-election audits.

Section 17-19-38. - Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage.

Section 17-19-39. - Power to open voting equipment.

Section 17-19-39.1. - Voted ballot storage and security.

Section 17-19-40. - Repealed.

Section 17-19-41. - Violations by public officers.

Section 17-19-42. - Tampering with voting equipment.

Section 17-19-43. - Tampering with sample ballot.

Section 17-19-44. - Officer tampering with voting equipment.

Section 17-19-45. - Fraudulent election returns.

Section 17-19-46. - False instructions as to marking a computer ballot and the operation of optical scan precinct count units.

Section 17-19-47. - Improper possession of voting equipment keys or duplicates.

Section 17-19-48. - Posting of original voter registration records.

Section 17-19-49. - Political literature and influence.

Section 17-19-50. - Candidates listing on ballot.

Section 17-19-51. - Priority for elderly voters.

Section 17-19-52. - Priority for disabled voters.

Section 17-19-53. - Voter accompanied by children within voting booth.

Section 17-19-54. - Bilingual voting material requirements.