Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-20 - Mail Ballots
Section 17-20-14.2. - Voting from board of canvassers.

§ 17-20-14.2. Voting from board of canvassers.
The local board of canvassers shall appoint as many supervisors as are necessary whose duty it shall be to supervise the casting of votes by persons using mail ballots at a place that preserves their secrecy and to take acknowledgments, and jointly provide assistance, if requested, to assure proper marking, sealing, and mailing of ballots as voted. Every certifying envelope containing a mail ballot cast at a board of canvassers must have the signature of the elector. The certifying envelope of any mail ballot voted at the local board of canvassers shall be stamped by the local board to indicate it was voted on in conformance with the law. Every person who willfully hinders the local supervisors in performing their duties as set forth in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 172, § 14; P.L. 1984, ch. 391, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 190, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 45, § 5, effective June 7, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 46, § 5, effective June 7, 2022.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 17 - Elections

Chapter 17-20 - Mail Ballots

Section 17-20-1. - Voting by mail ballot.

Section 17-20-1.1. - Declaration of policy.

Section 17-20-2. - Eligibility for mail ballots.

Section 17-20-2.1. - Requirements for validity of mail ballot and mail ballot applications.

Section 17-20-2.2. - Requirements for validity of emergency mail ballots.

Section 17-20-2.3. - Online application for mail ballot.

Section 17-20-3. - Definitions.

Section 17-20-4. - Exemption from registration.

Section 17-20-5. - Residence of person in service or employed outside of the United States.

Section 17-20-6. - Alternative methods of voting.

Section 17-20-6.1. - Alternative methods of voting by citizens covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and other citizens residing outside the United States.

Section 17-20-6.2. - Designation of single state office to provide information on registration and absentee ballot procedures under the Help America Vote Act.

Section 17-20-7. - Duplication of votes — Methods preferred.

Section 17-20-8. - Application for ballot.

Section 17-20-8.1. - Repealed.

Section 17-20-9. - Application by permanently disabled or incapacitated voters and nursing home residents.

Section 17-20-9.1. - Application by member of the armed forces in active service.

Section 17-20-9.2. - Application by member of the armed forces in active service registered to vote using the federal postcard application (FPCA).

Section 17-20-9.3. - Application by a civilian employed by the United States government and residing outside of the continental United States.

Section 17-20-10. - Certification of applications — Issuance of ballots — Marking of lists — Mailing address.

Section 17-20-10.1. - Repealed.

Section 17-20-10.2. - Official state blank ballots.

Section 17-20-11. - Safekeeping of lists of applicants.

Section 17-20-12. - Secretary of state to furnish forms and supplies.

Section 17-20-13. - Form of application.

Section 17-20-13.1. - Form of emergency mail ballot application.

Section 17-20-14. - Voting from hospitals, convalescent homes, nursing homes, rest homes or similar institutions, public or private, within the State of Rhode Island — Penalty for interference.

Section 17-20-14.1. - Mail ballots — Local supervision.

Section 17-20-14.2. - Voting from board of canvassers.

Section 17-20-15. - Repealed.

Section 17-20-16. - Time of casting vote.

Section 17-20-17. - Omission of presidential electors.

Section 17-20-18. - Instructions on ballot.

Section 17-20-19. - Envelopes for return of ballots.

Section 17-20-20. - Instructions for voting procedure.

Section 17-20-21. - Certifying envelopes.

Section 17-20-22. - Certification envelopes for mail ballots of persons intimately connected with military service and persons employed outside of the United States.

Section 17-20-22.1. - Mail ballot drop boxes.

Section 17-20-23. - Marking and certification of ballot.

Section 17-20-24. - Irregularities not impairing validity of ballots.

Section 17-20-24.1. - Irregularities in obtaining and casting mail ballots.

Section 17-20-25. - Return of unused ballots.

Section 17-20-26. - Opening and counting of ballots.

Section 17-20-27. - Sealing of ballots and voting list.

Section 17-20-28. - Copies of chapter furnished to local boards.

Section 17-20-29. - Mail applicant not permitted to vote at polls.

Section 17-20-30. - Penalty for violations.

Section 17-20-31. - Investigation of complaints.

Section 17-20-32. - [Repealed.]

Section 17-20-33. - Disqualification of ballot by board of elections.

Section 17-20-34. - Liberal construction.

Section 17-20-35. - Severability.