§ 17-6-13. Electoral process education — Voter information hotline.
(a) During each year in which a general election is to be held, the secretary of state shall identify communities within the state in need of electoral process education by outreaching community organizations. Electoral process education shall consist of instruction on how a person may become a candidate for electoral office and how a person registers and votes for candidates for electoral office. The secretary of state shall furnish electoral process education throughout the state of Rhode Island in a manner to be determined by the secretary of state.
(b) The secretary of state shall make available a free telephone hotline to provide the public with information about the electoral process, including the voting process, registering to vote, and polling locations. This hotline shall be available in multiple languages.
History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 45, § 1, effective June 7, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 46, § 1, effective June 7, 2022.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-6 - Secretary of State
Section 17-6-1. - General powers and duties.
Section 17-6-1.1. - Central voter register.
Section 17-6-1.2. - Statewide central voter register.
Section 17-6-1.4. - Election systems cybersecurity review board.
Section 17-6-2. - Primary elections.
Section 17-6-3. - Computer ballots and sample ballots.
Section 17-6-4. - Absentee, shut-in, and war ballots.
Section 17-6-5. - Registration lists available to political parties and candidates.
Section 17-6-6. - Oath required as to use of lists.
Section 17-6-7. - Penalty for violating §§ 17-6-5 and 17-6-6.
Section 17-6-8. - Exception for local canvassing authorities.
Section 17-6-9. - Public record.
Section 17-6-10. - Availability of registration lists.
Section 17-6-11. - Lists not deemed official.
Section 17-6-12. - Form of lists.
Section 17-6-13. - Electoral process education — Voter information hotline.
Section 17-6-14. - Cybersecurity training for local boards of canvassers.