§ 17-9.1-10. Additional method of registering.
(a) In addition to the methods for registering to vote provided in §§ 17-9.1-7, 17-9.1-8, 17-9.1-9, and 17-9.1-34, whenever any person who is, or may be, by the next election qualified to vote desires to register, that person may appear before the local board of the city or town in which he or she has his or her residence, as defined in § 17-1-3.1, or before the clerk or other duly authorized agent of the board, or before a registrar appointed by the state board of elections, and shall furnish the information required of him or her by this chapter and any information described in §§ 17-9.1-23 and 17-9.1-24 that the registrant may wish to record, and after the information has been recorded on the registry card furnished for that purpose, the person shall sign his or her name and certify to the truth of the facts recorded in the appropriate spaces in the card; provided, whenever any person is unable to sign his or her name because of physical incapacity or otherwise, he or she shall make his mark “(X)”, which shall be witnessed by the person receiving the registration.
(b) It shall be the duty of the local board or clerk or other duly authorized agent of the board or registrar of the state board of elections to inform the person registering to vote that the voter will be mailed an acknowledgement card advising the person of the disposition of the registration and in the process verifying that the person resides at the address provided on the registration form. The person shall also be advised that if the acknowledgement card is returned as undeliverable, the person will be placed on the inactive list of voters pending the results of the confirmation process described in § 17-9.1-26. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to entitle a person to vote whose registration form has not been filed with the local board at least thirty (30) days before an election.
History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 7, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 8, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters
Section 17-9.1-1. - Registration required to vote.
Section 17-9.1-2. - Duty of state board — Registration equipment — Forms.
Section 17-9.1-2.1. - Duplicate voter registration information.
Section 17-9.1-3. - Periods when boards receive registrations.
Section 17-9.1-4.1. - Registration drives at high schools.
Section 17-9.1-4.2. - Repealed.
Section 17-9.1-5. - Local registration agents.
Section 17-9.1-5.1. - Statewide registration agents.
Section 17-9.1-5.2. - Qualifications and jurisdiction of registration agents.
Section 17-9.1-6. - Form of registration cards — Confidentiality of place of registration.
Section 17-9.1-7. - Registration at the division of motor vehicles — Additional agencies.
Section 17-9.1-8. - Registration at designated agencies.
Section 17-9.1-9. - Registration by mail.
Section 17-9.1-9.1. - Shut-in voters, serviceperson’s dependents, or peace corps registrations.
Section 17-9.1-10. - Additional method of registering.
Section 17-9.1-11. - Certification of citizenship.
Section 17-9.1-12. - False certificates in registration.
Section 17-9.1-13. - Filing of registration cards — Transmittal to secretary of state.
Section 17-9.1-14. - Custody of registration cards.
Section 17-9.1-15. - Registration records public.
Section 17-9.1-16. - Procedure on change of address — Fail-safe voting provisions.
Section 17-9.1-17. - Reregistration — Notice to city or town of previous address.
Section 17-9.1-17.1. - Registration — Notice to jurisdiction of previous out-of-state address.
Section 17-9.1-18. - Change of name.
Section 17-9.1-19. - Single registration.
Section 17-9.1-20. - False affidavits.
Section 17-9.1-21. - Registration lists furnished to political parties.
Section 17-9.1-22. - Tampering with registration records.
Section 17-9.1-23. - Party designation.
Section 17-9.1-24. - Change of designation.
Section 17-9.1-26. - Confirmation process — Verification of the address of registered voter.
Section 17-9.1-27. - Periodic updating of voter registration records.
Section 17-9.1-28. - Procedure on challenge of registration.
Section 17-9.1-29. - Penalty for unsubstantiated challenge.
Section 17-9.1-30. - Appeal of ruling by board of canvassers.
Section 17-9.1-31. - Voter registration advisory board.
Section 17-9.1-32. - Private voter registration — State departments and agencies.