Rhode Island General Laws
Title 17 - Elections

Section 17-1-5.1. - Municipal and state employees holding elective public office. - § 17-1-5.1. Municipal and state employees holding elective public office....

Section 17-1-6. - Scope of title. - § 17-1-6. Scope of title. This title shall apply to...

Section 17-1-7. - Uniform deadlines. - § 17-1-7. Uniform deadlines. Notwithstanding any other time specified for...

Section 17-1-7.1. - Filings to be originals. - § 17-1-7.1. Filings to be originals. Filings made under this...

Section 17-1-8. - Severability. - § 17-1-8. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 17-1-9. - Repealed. - § 17-1-9. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 276, §...

Section 17-1-10. - Lincoln town officials — Inauguration date. - § 17-1-10. Lincoln town officials — Inauguration date. The voters...

Chapter 17-2 - General State Officers

Section 17-2-1. - General officers enumerated — Election and terms. - § 17-2-1. General officers enumerated — Election and terms. The...

Section 17-2-2. - Death or incapacity of governor elect. - § 17-2-2. Death or incapacity of governor elect. When the...

Section 17-2-3. - Elections by general assembly on failure to elect or incapacity of person elected. - § 17-2-3. Elections by general assembly on failure to elect...

Section 17-2-4. - Filling vacancies in offices of governor and lieutenant governor. - § 17-2-4. Filling vacancies in offices of governor and lieutenant...

Section 17-2-5. - Vacancies in other general offices. - § 17-2-5. Vacancies in other general offices. In case of...

Section 17-2-6. - Majority required in general assembly — Term of officer elected to fill vacancy. - § 17-2-6. Majority required in general assembly — Term of...

Chapter 17-3 - General Assembly Members

Section 17-3-1. - Time of election — Term of office. - § 17-3-1. Time of election — Term of office. Senators...

Section 17-3-2. - Adjournment of election meetings. - § 17-3-2. Adjournment of election meetings. All senatorial district, representative...

Section 17-3-3. - Adjourned elections on failure to elect. - § 17-3-3. Adjourned elections on failure to elect. If it...

Section 17-3-4. - Candidates and ballots at adjourned elections. - § 17-3-4. Candidates and ballots at adjourned elections. At the...

Section 17-3-5. - Death, refusal, or incapacity of senator or representative elect. - § 17-3-5. Death, refusal, or incapacity of senator or representative...

Section 17-3-6. - Vacancy in general assembly — Special elections. - § 17-3-6. Vacancy in general assembly — Special elections. (a)...

Section 17-3-7. - Nominations at special elections. - § 17-3-7. Nominations at special elections. For the elections provided...

Section 17-3-8. - Failure to issue warrant for election. - § 17-3-8. Failure to issue warrant for election. Every member...

Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers

Section 17-4-1. - Congressional districts. - § 17-4-1. Congressional districts. The state shall be divided into...

Section 17-4-2. - Territory in first and second congressional districts. - § 17-4-2. Territory in first and second congressional districts. (1)...

Section 17-4-3. - Repealed. - § 17-4-3. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 838, §...

Section 17-4-4. - Time of election of representatives in congress. - § 17-4-4. Time of election of representatives in congress. The...

Section 17-4-5. - Time of election of senators. - § 17-4-5. Time of election of senators. The election of...

Section 17-4-6. - Manner of voting — Election by plurality. - § 17-4-6. Manner of voting — Election by plurality. In...

Section 17-4-7. - New election in absence of plurality. - § 17-4-7. New election in absence of plurality. In case...

Section 17-4-8. - Special election to fill vacancy in office of representative. - § 17-4-8. Special election to fill vacancy in office of...

Section 17-4-9. - Special election to fill senatorial vacancy. - § 17-4-9. Special election to fill senatorial vacancy. Whenever a...

Section 17-4-10. - Presidential electors — Time and manner of voting — Election by plurality. - § 17-4-10. Presidential electors — Time and manner of voting...

Section 17-4-11. - Meeting of electors — Vacancies. - § 17-4-11. Meeting of electors — Vacancies. Presidential electors elected...

Section 17-4-12. - Attendance of governor and secretary of state — Certificates required by federal law. - § 17-4-12. Attendance of governor and secretary of state —...

Chapter 17-4.1 - Special Presidential Voters [Repealed.]

Section 17-4.1-1 - — 17-4.1-6. Repealed. - § 17-4.1-1 — 17-4.1-6. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch....

Chapter 17-4.2 - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

Section 17-4.2-1. - Compact enacted. - § 17-4.2-1. Compact enacted. The interstate compact entitled the “Agreement...

Chapter 17-5 - Statewide Referenda Elections

Section 17-5-1. - Referenda elections — Constitutional and public questions. - § 17-5-1. Referenda elections — Constitutional and public questions. Any...

Section 17-5-1.1. - Special referenda elections. - § 17-5-1.1. Special referenda elections. Any proposition of amendment of...

Section 17-5-2. - Repealed. - § 17-5-2. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 245, §...

Section 17-5-3. - Publication of questions to be submitted to voters. - § 17-5-3. Publication of questions to be submitted to voters....

Section 17-5-4. - Manner of voting. - § 17-5-4. Manner of voting. Voting on all public questions...

Section 17-5-5. - Language contained on computer ballots. - § 17-5-5. Language contained on computer ballots. (a) Notwithstanding the...

Section 17-5-6. - Count of votes — Declaration of results. - § 17-5-6. Count of votes — Declaration of results. Through...

Chapter 17-6 - Secretary of State

Section 17-6-1. - General powers and duties. - § 17-6-1. General powers and duties. (a) The secretary of...

Section 17-6-1.1. - Central voter register. - § 17-6-1.1. Central voter register. In addition to any other...

Section 17-6-1.2. - Statewide central voter register. - § 17-6-1.2. Statewide central voter register. (a) Given the development...

Section 17-6-1.3. - Designation of Chief State Election Official under the National Voter Registration Act. - § 17-6-1.3. Designation of Chief State Election Official under the...

Section 17-6-1.4. - Election systems cybersecurity review board. - § 17-6-1.4. Election systems cybersecurity review board. (a) The secretary...

Section 17-6-2. - Primary elections. - § 17-6-2. Primary elections. (a) The secretary of state shall,...

Section 17-6-3. - Computer ballots and sample ballots. - § 17-6-3. Computer ballots and sample ballots. The secretary of...

Section 17-6-4. - Absentee, shut-in, and war ballots. - § 17-6-4. Absentee, shut-in, and war ballots. The secretary of...

Section 17-6-5. - Registration lists available to political parties and candidates. - § 17-6-5. Registration lists available to political parties and candidates....

Section 17-6-6. - Oath required as to use of lists. - § 17-6-6. Oath required as to use of lists. Every...

Section 17-6-7. - Penalty for violating §§ 17-6-5 and 17-6-6. - § 17-6-7. Penalty for violating §§ 17-6-5 and 17-6-6. Every...

Section 17-6-8. - Exception for local canvassing authorities. - § 17-6-8. Exception for local canvassing authorities. The secretary of...

Section 17-6-9. - Public record. - § 17-6-9. Public record. All requests for registration lists, and...

Section 17-6-10. - Availability of registration lists. - § 17-6-10. Availability of registration lists. These lists shall be...

Section 17-6-11. - Lists not deemed official. - § 17-6-11. Lists not deemed official. Registration lists purchased pursuant...

Section 17-6-12. - Form of lists. - § 17-6-12. Form of lists. The lists may be distributed...

Section 17-6-13. - Electoral process education — Voter information hotline. - § 17-6-13. Electoral process education — Voter information hotline. (a)...

Section 17-6-14. - Cybersecurity training for local boards of canvassers. - § 17-6-14. Cybersecurity training for local boards of canvassers. The...

Chapter 17-7 - State Board of Elections

Section 17-7-1. - Legislative intent. - § 17-7-1. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the...

Section 17-7-2. - Composition of board. - § 17-7-2. Composition of board. There shall be, independent of...

Section 17-7-3. - Appointment of members — Vacancies. - § 17-7-3. Appointment of members — Vacancies. (a) The governor...

Section 17-7-4. - Oath of members — Compensation. - § 17-7-4. Oath of members — Compensation. Before entering upon...

Section 17-7-5. - Powers and duties — Quorum. - § 17-7-5. Powers and duties — Quorum. (a) The state...

Section 17-7-6. - Secretary and assistants — Salaries. - § 17-7-6. Secretary and assistants — Salaries. The state board...

Section 17-7-7. - Seal of state board. - § 17-7-7. Seal of state board. The state board shall...

Section 17-7-8. - Hearings and investigations — Subpoena powers — False swearing. - § 17-7-8. Hearings and investigations — Subpoena powers — False...

Section 17-7-9. - Voter fraud — Posting of penalties. - § 17-7-9. Voter fraud — Posting of penalties. The state...

Chapter 17-8 - Local Canvassing Authorities

Section 17-8-1. - Appointment of bipartisan authority. - § 17-8-1. Appointment of bipartisan authority. The legislative body of...

Section 17-8-2. - Term and qualifications for office. - § 17-8-2. Term and qualifications for office. Each member of...

Section 17-8-3. - Compensation. - § 17-8-3. Compensation. Each member of a local board shall...

Section 17-8-4. - Oath of office of members. - § 17-8-4. Oath of office of members. Each person appointed...

Section 17-8-5. - Local boards — Powers and duties — Quorum. - § 17-8-5. Local boards — Powers and duties — Quorum....

Section 17-8-6. - Fees in cities other than Cranston and Woonsocket. - § 17-8-6. Fees in cities other than Cranston and Woonsocket....

Section 17-8-7. - Power of boards to administer oaths and subpoena evidence — Self-incrimination — False swearing. - § 17-8-7. Power of boards to administer oaths and subpoena...

Section 17-8-8. - General penalty clause. - § 17-8-8. General penalty clause. Every person who violates any...

Section 17-8-9. - Local boards open on election day. - § 17-8-9. Local boards open on election day. In addition...

Section 17-8-10. - Publication of local questions to be submitted to voters. - § 17-8-10. Publication of local questions to be submitted to...

Chapter 17-9 - Registration of Voters [Repealed.]

Section 17-9-1 - — 17-9-27. Repealed. - § 17-9-1 — 17-9-27. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch....

Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters

Section 17-9.1-1. - Registration required to vote. - § 17-9.1-1. Registration required to vote. No person shall be...

Section 17-9.1-2. - Duty of state board — Registration equipment — Forms. - § 17-9.1-2. Duty of state board — Registration equipment —...

Section 17-9.1-2.1. - Duplicate voter registration information. - § 17-9.1-2.1. Duplicate voter registration information. Any local board may...

Section 17-9.1-3. - Periods when boards receive registrations. - § 17-9.1-3. Periods when boards receive registrations. (a) The local...

Section 17-9.1-4. - Repealed. - § 17-9.1-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, §...

Section 17-9.1-4.1. - Registration drives at high schools. - § 17-9.1-4.1. Registration drives at high schools. It shall be...

Section 17-9.1-4.2. - Repealed. - § 17-9.1-4.2. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, §...

Section 17-9.1-5. - Local registration agents. - § 17-9.1-5. Local registration agents. (a) The several local boards...

Section 17-9.1-5.1. - Statewide registration agents. - § 17-9.1-5.1. Statewide registration agents. The state board of elections...

Section 17-9.1-5.2. - Qualifications and jurisdiction of registration agents. - § 17-9.1-5.2. Qualifications and jurisdiction of registration agents. No registration...

Section 17-9.1-6. - Form of registration cards — Confidentiality of place of registration. - § 17-9.1-6. Form of registration cards — Confidentiality of place...

Section 17-9.1-7. - Registration at the division of motor vehicles — Additional agencies. - § 17-9.1-7. Registration at the division of motor vehicles —...

Section 17-9.1-8. - Registration at designated agencies. - § 17-9.1-8. Registration at designated agencies. (a) Every person who...

Section 17-9.1-9. - Registration by mail. - § 17-9.1-9. Registration by mail. (a) Every person who is...

Section 17-9.1-9.1. - Shut-in voters, serviceperson’s dependents, or peace corps registrations. - § 17-9.1-9.1. Shut-in voters, serviceperson’s dependents, or peace corps registrations....

Section 17-9.1-10. - Additional method of registering. - § 17-9.1-10. Additional method of registering. (a) In addition to...

Section 17-9.1-11. - Certification of citizenship. - § 17-9.1-11. Certification of citizenship. Before the name of any...

Section 17-9.1-12. - False certificates in registration. - § 17-9.1-12. False certificates in registration. Every person who knowingly...

Section 17-9.1-13. - Filing of registration cards — Transmittal to secretary of state. - § 17-9.1-13. Filing of registration cards — Transmittal to secretary...

Section 17-9.1-14. - Custody of registration cards. - § 17-9.1-14. Custody of registration cards. The containers of the...

Section 17-9.1-15. - Registration records public. - § 17-9.1-15. Registration records public. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 17-9.1-16. - Procedure on change of address — Fail-safe voting provisions. - § 17-9.1-16. Procedure on change of address — Fail-safe voting...

Section 17-9.1-17. - Reregistration — Notice to city or town of previous address. - § 17-9.1-17. Reregistration — Notice to city or town of...

Section 17-9.1-17.1. - Registration — Notice to jurisdiction of previous out-of-state address. - § 17-9.1-17.1. Registration — Notice to jurisdiction of previous out-of-state...

Section 17-9.1-18. - Change of name. - § 17-9.1-18. Change of name. Any registered voter whose name...

Section 17-9.1-19. - Single registration. - § 17-9.1-19. Single registration. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall...

Section 17-9.1-20. - False affidavits. - § 17-9.1-20. False affidavits. Every person who makes a false...

Section 17-9.1-21. - Registration lists furnished to political parties. - § 17-9.1-21. Registration lists furnished to political parties. The local...

Section 17-9.1-22. - Tampering with registration records. - § 17-9.1-22. Tampering with registration records. Every person who willfully...

Section 17-9.1-23. - Party designation. - § 17-9.1-23. Party designation. (a) Whenever any person registers to...

Section 17-9.1-24. - Change of designation. - § 17-9.1-24. Change of designation. (a) Any person who has...

Section 17-9.1-25. - Acknowledgement of registration or change of address — Verification of residence. - § 17-9.1-25. Acknowledgement of registration or change of address —...

Section 17-9.1-26. - Confirmation process — Verification of the address of registered voter. - § 17-9.1-26. Confirmation process — Verification of the address of...

Section 17-9.1-27. - Periodic updating of voter registration records. - § 17-9.1-27. Periodic updating of voter registration records. (a) Not...

Section 17-9.1-28. - Procedure on challenge of registration. - § 17-9.1-28. Procedure on challenge of registration. (a) Any elector...

Section 17-9.1-29. - Penalty for unsubstantiated challenge. - § 17-9.1-29. Penalty for unsubstantiated challenge. Every person who willfully...

Section 17-9.1-30. - Appeal of ruling by board of canvassers. - § 17-9.1-30. Appeal of ruling by board of canvassers. Notwithstanding...

Section 17-9.1-31. - Voter registration advisory board. - § 17-9.1-31. Voter registration advisory board. (a) The state board...

Section 17-9.1-32. - Private voter registration — State departments and agencies. - § 17-9.1-32. Private voter registration — State departments and agencies....

Section 17-9.1-33. - Age. - § 17-9.1-33. Age. (a) Every person who has reached the...

Section 17-9.1-34. - Electronic registration of voters. - § 17-9.1-34. Electronic registration of voters. (a) The secretary of...

Chapter 17-9.2 - Rhode Island Restoration of Voting Rights Act

Section 17-9.2-1. - Title. - § 17-9.2-1. Title. This chapter may be cited as the...

Section 17-9.2-2. - Findings and purpose. - § 17-9.2-2. Findings and purpose. (a) Findings. The legislature finds...

Section 17-9.2-3. - Restoration of voting rights. - § 17-9.2-3. Restoration of voting rights. (a) A person who...

Chapter 17-10 - Canvassing the Lists of Qualified Electors

Section 17-10-1. - Maintenance of registration — Inactive file. - § 17-10-1. Maintenance of registration — Inactive file. (a) The...

Section 17-10-2. - Right to vote unprejudiced by errors. - § 17-10-2. Right to vote unprejudiced by errors. A voter’s...

Section 17-10-3. - Publication of preliminary lists. - § 17-10-3. Publication of preliminary lists. (a) Immediately after the...

Section 17-10-4. - Defacement of posted lists. - § 17-10-4. Defacement of posted lists. Every person who unlawfully...

Section 17-10-5. - Canvass and correction of preliminary lists. - § 17-10-5. Canvass and correction of preliminary lists. (a) The...

Section 17-10-6. - Evidence given at final canvass. - § 17-10-6. Evidence given at final canvass. Any qualified elector...

Section 17-10-7. - Proof required to strike name. - § 17-10-7. Proof required to strike name. No name shall...

Section 17-10-8. - Notice of striking of names. - § 17-10-8. Notice of striking of names. In each city...

Section 17-10-9. - Record of vote on adding or striking names. - § 17-10-9. Record of vote on adding or striking names....

Section 17-10-10. - Corrections by state board. - § 17-10-10. Corrections by state board. The state board may...

Section 17-10-11. - Right to appeal striking of name. - § 17-10-11. Right to appeal striking of name. Whenever the...

Section 17-10-12. - Notification to local board members and clerk. - § 17-10-12. Notification to local board members and clerk. Upon...

Section 17-10-13. - Dismissal of appeal — Order entering name on lists. - § 17-10-13. Dismissal of appeal — Order entering name on...

Section 17-10-14. - Final list — Certification. - § 17-10-14. Final list — Certification. The registration, as finally...

Section 17-10-15. - Use of registration cards at polls. - § 17-10-15. Use of registration cards at polls. (a) The...

Section 17-10-16. - Challenge lists. - § 17-10-16. Challenge lists. The local board shall prepare and...

Section 17-10-17. - Change of registration records on change of voting district boundaries. - § 17-10-17. Change of registration records on change of voting...

Section 17-10-18. - Temporary registration certificates. - § 17-10-18. Temporary registration certificates. Temporary registration certificates may be...

Section 17-10-19. - False entry or erasure with intent to change voting rights. - § 17-10-19. False entry or erasure with intent to change...

Section 17-10-20. - Neglect of duty by public officers. - § 17-10-20. Neglect of duty by public officers. Any public...

Section 17-10-21. - Right to vote or validity of election unaffected by neglect of duty. - § 17-10-21. Right to vote or validity of election unaffected...

Section 17-10-22. - Certified copies of lists of persons voting. - § 17-10-22. Certified copies of lists of persons voting. Every...

Section 17-10-23. - Certified copies of registration records. - § 17-10-23. Certified copies of registration records. Every clerk of...

Section 17-10-24 - — 17-10-27. Repealed. - § 17-10-24 — 17-10-27. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch....

Section 17-10-28 - — 17-10-31. [Renumbered.] - § 17-10-28 — 17-10-31. [Renumbered.]

Chapter 17-11 - Voting Districts and Officials

Section 17-11-1. - Division of towns and representative district into voting districts. - § 17-11-1. Division of towns and representative district into voting...

Section 17-11-1.1. - Combination of voting districts for special election. - § 17-11-1.1. Combination of voting districts for special election. (a)...

Section 17-11-2. - Notice of division or redivision of districts. - § 17-11-2. Notice of division or redivision of districts. The...

Section 17-11-3 - — 17-11-5. Repealed. - § 17-11-3 — 17-11-5. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch....

Section 17-11-6. - Appointment of district moderators and clerks in cities or towns. - § 17-11-6. Appointment of district moderators and clerks in cities...

Section 17-11-7. - Repealed. - § 17-11-7. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1900, ch. 798, §...

Section 17-11-7.1. - Pool of election officials. - § 17-11-7.1. Pool of election officials. Notwithstanding any other general...

Section 17-11-7.2. - Repealed. - § 17-11-7.2. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 451, §...

Section 17-11-8. - Qualifications of moderators and clerks — Vacancies. - § 17-11-8. Qualifications of moderators and clerks — Vacancies. The...

Section 17-11-9. - Election of moderator or clerk pro tempore. - § 17-11-9. Election of moderator or clerk pro tempore. (a)...

Section 17-11-10. - Filling of vacancies by town council. - § 17-11-10. Filling of vacancies by town council. In case...

Section 17-11-11. - Selection of wardens and clerks in cities. - § 17-11-11. Selection of wardens and clerks in cities. At...

Section 17-11-12. - Qualifications of election officials — Vacancies. - § 17-11-12. Qualifications of election officials — Vacancies. Election officials...

Section 17-11-12.1. - High school election officials. - § 17-11-12.1. High school election officials. (a) Notwithstanding any other...

Section 17-11-13. - Appointment and compensation of supervisors. - § 17-11-13. Appointment and compensation of supervisors. (a) The local...

Section 17-11-14. - Supervision of all elections on same day. - § 17-11-14. Supervision of all elections on same day. Whenever...

Section 17-11-15. - Persons ineligible to serve as election officials. - § 17-11-15. Persons ineligible to serve as election officials. No...

Section 17-11-16. - Supervision of adjourned elections. - § 17-11-16. Supervision of adjourned elections. In the event that...

Section 17-11-17. - Telephone — Polling place. - § 17-11-17. Telephone — Polling place. If there is a...

Chapter 17-12 - Party Committees and Conventions

Section 17-12-1. - Selection of state committees. - § 17-12-1. Selection of state committees. Party state committees shall...

Section 17-12-2. - Composition and powers of state committees. - § 17-12-2. Composition and powers of state committees. The state...

Section 17-12-2.1. - Political party state committee rules or bylaws. - § 17-12-2.1. Political party state committee rules or bylaws. (a)...

Section 17-12-3. - Delegation of powers by state committee. - § 17-12-3. Delegation of powers by state committee. The state...

Section 17-12-4. - Endorsements by state committee. - § 17-12-4. Endorsements by state committee. The state committee or...

Section 17-12-5. - Acting in other contingencies. - § 17-12-5. Acting in other contingencies. Any other contingency that...

Section 17-12-6. - Election of town and ward committees. - § 17-12-6. Election of town and ward committees. The party...

Section 17-12-6.1. - Composition of town committees in Johnston. - § 17-12-6.1. Composition of town committees in Johnston. Notwithstanding the...

Section 17-12-7. - Composition of city and district committees — Appointment. - § 17-12-7. Composition of city and district committees — Appointment....

Section 17-12-8. - Qualifications and terms of committee members. - § 17-12-8. Qualifications and terms of committee members. (a) No...

Section 17-12-9. - Organization of city, town, and district committees — Officers — Lists of officers and members. - § 17-12-9. Organization of city, town, and district committees —...

Section 17-12-9.1. - Members of ward committees for the city of East Providence. - § 17-12-9.1. Members of ward committees for the city of...

Section 17-12-10. - Rules and management by city, town, and district committees. - § 17-12-10. Rules and management by city, town, and district...

Section 17-12-11. - Endorsement by local committees. - § 17-12-11. Endorsement by local committees. (a)(1) Each town, ward,...

Section 17-12-12. - Vacancies in district committees. - § 17-12-12. Vacancies in district committees. (a) In the event...

Section 17-12-12.1. - Vacancies in city or ward committees. - § 17-12-12.1. Vacancies in city or ward committees. (a) Any...

Section 17-12-12.2. - Failure of ward and city committees to endorse. - § 17-12-12.2. Failure of ward and city committees to endorse....

Section 17-12-13. - State conventions. - § 17-12-13. State conventions. There shall be held not later...

Section 17-12-14. - Election of delegates to national conventions. - § 17-12-14. Election of delegates to national conventions. The local...

Section 17-12-15. - Qualifying as a political party through independent candidacy. - § 17-12-15. Qualifying as a political party through independent candidacy....

Section 17-12-16. - Qualifying as a political party by petition — Names of officers — Endorsements and other official communications. - § 17-12-16. Qualifying as a political party by petition —...

Section 17-12-17. - Names of political parties. - § 17-12-17. Names of political parties. No political party may...

Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference

Section 17-12.1-1. - Date of primaries for election of delegates to national conventions. - § 17-12.1-1. Date of primaries for election of delegates to...

Section 17-12.1-2. - Number of delegates to be elected — Method of election. - § 17-12.1-2. Number of delegates to be elected — Method...

Section 17-12.1-3. - Declaration of candidacy — Delegates. - § 17-12.1-3. Declaration of candidacy — Delegates. During the sixty-first...

Section 17-12.1-4. - Presidential candidates. - § 17-12.1-4. Presidential candidates. (a) Any person seeking the endorsement...

Section 17-12.1-5. - Preparation of nomination papers — Delegates. - § 17-12.1-5. Preparation of nomination papers — Delegates. Upon receipt...

Section 17-12.1-6. - Number of signers required. - § 17-12.1-6. Number of signers required. The nomination papers of...

Section 17-12.1-7. - Checking and certification of nomination papers. - § 17-12.1-7. Checking and certification of nomination papers. (a) Each...

Section 17-12.1-8. - Presidential preference primary. - § 17-12.1-8. Presidential preference primary. (a) On the same date...

Section 17-12.1-9. - Voting for nominees and delegates — Designation of winning delegates. - § 17-12.1-9. Voting for nominees and delegates — Designation of...

Section 17-12.1-10. - Filling of vacancies. - § 17-12.1-10. Filling of vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled in...

Section 17-12.1-11. - Form of ballot. - § 17-12.1-11. Form of ballot. (a) The order on the...

Section 17-12.1-12. - Definitions. - § 17-12.1-12. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter the...

Section 17-12.1-13. - Repealed. - § 17-12.1-13. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, §...

Section 17-12.1-14. - Recount. - § 17-12.1-14. Recount. (a) Upon application, the state board of...

Section 17-12.1-15. - Political party rules. - § 17-12.1-15. Political party rules. The state chairperson of each...

Section 17-12.1-16. - Applicability. - § 17-12.1-16. Applicability. The appropriate provisions of this title shall...

Chapter 17-13 - Primary Voting Lists

Section 17-13-1. - Preparation and posting of preliminary lists. - § 17-13-1. Preparation and posting of preliminary lists. (a) In...

Section 17-13-2. - Affidavits of error in lists. - § 17-13-2. Affidavits of error in lists. Any person claiming...

Section 17-13-3. - Procedure in primaries for special elections. - § 17-13-3. Procedure in primaries for special elections. The same...

Section 17-13-4. - Consolidated list for each party. - § 17-13-4. Consolidated list for each party. There shall be...

Section 17-13-5. - Lists furnished to parties and candidates. - § 17-13-5. Lists furnished to parties and candidates. After the...

Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates

Section 17-14-1. - Declarations of candidacy. - § 17-14-1. Declarations of candidacy. During the last consecutive Monday,...

Section 17-14-1.1. - Party affiliation. - § 17-14-1.1. Party affiliation. Whenever any person seeks elective office,...

Section 17-14-1.2. - Candidate required to be a qualified voter in the election. - § 17-14-1.2. Candidate required to be a qualified voter in...

Section 17-14-2. - Candidate required to be a qualified voter in the primary. - § 17-14-2. Candidate required to be a qualified voter in...

Section 17-14-2.1. - Party candidates not eligible for independent nomination and independent candidates not eligible for party nomination. - § 17-14-2.1. Party candidates not eligible for independent nomination and...

Section 17-14-3. - Repealed. - § 17-14-3. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-14-4. - Preparation of nomination papers for candidates — Combination of endorsed candidates — Furnishing of nomination papers to candidates. - § 17-14-4. Preparation of nomination papers for candidates — Combination...

Section 17-14-4.1. - Party committees — Nomination papers unnecessary. - § 17-14-4.1. Party committees — Nomination papers unnecessary. In the...

Section 17-14-5. - Repealed. - § 17-14-5. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-14-6. - Statement at head of nomination papers. - § 17-14-6. Statement at head of nomination papers. At the...

Section 17-14-7. - Number of signers required for nomination papers. - § 17-14-7. Number of signers required for nomination papers. (a)...

Section 17-14-8. - Signing of nomination papers. - § 17-14-8. Signing of nomination papers. Not all endorsers of...

Section 17-14-9. - Number of papers signed by same voter. - § 17-14-9. Number of papers signed by same voter. A...

Section 17-14-10. - Affidavit of person obtaining signatures. - § 17-14-10. Affidavit of person obtaining signatures. Every person who...

Section 17-14-11. - Checking and certification of nomination papers — Challenge. - § 17-14-11. Checking and certification of nomination papers — Challenge....

Section 17-14-12. - Filing of nomination papers. - § 17-14-12. Filing of nomination papers. All nomination papers for...

Section 17-14-12.1. - Certification by local boards. - § 17-14-12.1. Certification by local boards. All certified lists of...

Section 17-14-13. - Objections to eligibility of candidate or sufficiency of papers. - § 17-14-13. Objections to eligibility of candidate or sufficiency of...

Section 17-14-14. - Hearings on objections — Witnesses — Notice. - § 17-14-14. Hearings on objections — Witnesses — Notice. (a)...

Section 17-14-15. - Withdrawal of candidacy. - § 17-14-15. Withdrawal of candidacy. A person nominated as a...

Section 17-14-16. - Certification of names of candidates to secretary of state. - § 17-14-16. Certification of names of candidates to secretary of...

Section 17-14-17. - Replacement of deceased endorsed candidate. - § 17-14-17. Replacement of deceased endorsed candidate. When an endorsed...

Section 17-14-17.1. - Repealed. - § 17-14-17.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 243, §...

Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections

Section 17-15-1. - Date of primaries. - § 17-15-1. Date of primaries. A primary election for the...

Section 17-15-2. - Regular primary date falling on religious holiday. - § 17-15-2. Regular primary date falling on religious holiday. In...

Section 17-15-3. - Special election primaries. - § 17-15-3. Special election primaries. Party primary elections shall also...

Section 17-15-4. - Municipal primaries other than at time of general primaries. - § 17-15-4. Municipal primaries other than at time of general...

Section 17-15-5. - Combination of voting districts. - § 17-15-5. Combination of voting districts. Local boards shall have...

Section 17-15-6. - Conventions and caucuses replaced — Parties holding primaries — Forms. - § 17-15-6. Conventions and caucuses replaced — Parties holding primaries...

Section 17-15-7. - Candidates nominated at primaries. - § 17-15-7. Candidates nominated at primaries. (a) At the primary...

Section 17-15-8. - Listing of candidates on ballots. - § 17-15-8. Listing of candidates on ballots. The secretary of...

Section 17-15-9. - Slate voting. - § 17-15-9. Slate voting. In a primary election no ballot...

Section 17-15-10. - Repealed. - § 17-15-10. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-11. - Dispensation with primary when no contest. - § 17-15-11. Dispensation with primary when no contest. Whenever there...

Section 17-15-12. - Ballot when contest exists. - § 17-15-12. Ballot when contest exists. Whenever there is a...

Section 17-15-13. - Voting places — Primary officials — Party officials — Appointment. - § 17-15-13. Voting places — Primary officials — Party officials...

Section 17-15-14. - Qualifications of primary officials — Affidavit. - § 17-15-14. Qualifications of primary officials — Affidavit. (a) Each...

Section 17-15-15. - Powers and duties of primary officials — Compensation. - § 17-15-15. Powers and duties of primary officials — Compensation....

Section 17-15-16. - Vacancies among primary officials. - § 17-15-16. Vacancies among primary officials. Vacancies occurring among primary...

Section 17-15-17. - Notice of primaries. - § 17-15-17. Notice of primaries. At least eight (8) days...

Section 17-15-18. - Apportionment of voting booths and optical scan precinct count units. - § 17-15-18. Apportionment of voting booths and optical scan precinct...

Section 17-15-19. - Arrangement and paraphernalia at voting places. - § 17-15-19. Arrangement and paraphernalia at voting places. The primary...

Section 17-15-20. - Primaries conducted in same manner as general elections. - § 17-15-20. Primaries conducted in same manner as general elections....

Section 17-15-20.1. - City of East Providence — 2002 Primary Elections. - § 17-15-20.1. City of East Providence — 2002 Primary Elections....

Section 17-15-21. - Identification of party voters. - § 17-15-21. Identification of party voters. Before permitting any person...

Section 17-15-22. - Party checkers, runners and watchers. - § 17-15-22. Party checkers, runners and watchers. The local board...

Section 17-15-23. - Repealed. - § 17-15-23. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-24. - Disqualification by activity in other party. - § 17-15-24. Disqualification by activity in other party. No person...

Section 17-15-25. - Nomination papers for delegates to constitutional conventions. - § 17-15-25. Nomination papers for delegates to constitutional conventions. Notwithstanding...

Section 17-15-26. - Challenge of identity as to right to vote. - § 17-15-26. Challenge of identity as to right to vote....

Section 17-15-27. - Impartiality of officials — Sound equipment. - § 17-15-27. Impartiality of officials — Sound equipment. The primary...

Section 17-15-28. - Repealed. - § 17-15-28. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-29. - Number of votes required to nominate or elect. - § 17-15-29. Number of votes required to nominate or elect....

Section 17-15-30. - Tabulation of local returns — Certificate of nomination or election. - § 17-15-30. Tabulation of local returns — Certificate of nomination...

Section 17-15-31. - Tabulation of state returns — Certificates of nomination or election. - § 17-15-31. Tabulation of state returns — Certificates of nomination...

Section 17-15-32. - Repealed. - § 17-15-32. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-33. - Tie vote. - § 17-15-33. Tie vote. If there is a failure to...

Section 17-15-34. - Recount petition or other protest. - § 17-15-34. Recount petition or other protest. Any candidate whose...

Section 17-15-35. - Hearing on recount or protest — Notice — Declaration of nomination or election. - § 17-15-35. Hearing on recount or protest — Notice —...

Section 17-15-36. - Repealed. - § 17-15-36. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-37. - Repealed. - § 17-15-37. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-38. - Vacancies among nominees. - § 17-15-38. Vacancies among nominees. (a) Whenever the nominee of...

Section 17-15-39. - Preservation of primary records. - § 17-15-39. Preservation of primary records. All declarations of candidacy,...

Section 17-15-40. - Right to nominate by petition preserved. - § 17-15-40. Right to nominate by petition preserved. Except as...

Section 17-15-41. - School committee caucuses unaffected. - § 17-15-41. School committee caucuses unaffected. All nonpartisan school district...

Section 17-15-42. - Repealed. - § 17-15-42. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-43. - Applicability of election law. - § 17-15-43. Applicability of election law. All political party primaries...

Section 17-15-44. - Rules — Recommendations for amendment of laws. - § 17-15-44. Rules — Recommendations for amendment of laws. The...

Chapter 17-16 - Filing of Nominations [Repealed.]

Section 17-16-1 - — 17-16-19. Repealed. - § 17-16-1 — 17-16-19. Repealed.

Chapter 17-17 - Certification and Withdrawal of Nominees [Repealed.]

Section 17-17-1 - — 17-17-11. Repealed. - § 17-17-1 — 17-17-11. Repealed.

Chapter 17-18 - Elective Meetings

Section 17-18-1. - Warning and organization of town elective meetings. - § 17-18-1. Warning and organization of town elective meetings. Town...

Section 17-18-2. - Warning and organization of ward elective meetings. - § 17-18-2. Warning and organization of ward elective meetings. Ward...

Section 17-18-3. - Warning and organization of senatorial district, representative district, and voting district meetings. - § 17-18-3. Warning and organization of senatorial district, representative district,...

Section 17-18-4. - Return of warrant. - § 17-18-4. Return of warrant. The officer charged with the...

Section 17-18-5. - Date of general elective meetings. - § 17-18-5. Date of general elective meetings. A meeting of...

Section 17-18-5.1. - Elections falling on religious holiday. - § 17-18-5.1. Elections falling on religious holiday. In the event...

Section 17-18-6. - District moderator and clerk. - § 17-18-6. District moderator and clerk. The officers of a...

Section 17-18-7. - Place and time of district elective meetings — Moderator and clerks as quorum. - § 17-18-7. Place and time of district elective meetings —...

Section 17-18-8. - Town and elective meetings continuously open for voting. - § 17-18-8. Town and elective meetings continuously open for voting....

Section 17-18-9. - District meetings open whole day. - § 17-18-9. District meetings open whole day. In the election...

Section 17-18-10. - Time of opening of polls. - § 17-18-10. Time of opening of polls. (a) Elective meetings...

Section 17-18-11. - Time of closing of polls. - § 17-18-11. Time of closing of polls. Elective meetings in...

Section 17-18-12. - Adjournment of ward and district meetings. - § 17-18-12. Adjournment of ward and district meetings. In cities...

Section 17-18-13. - Reopening of town elective meetings — Certificates. - § 17-18-13. Reopening of town elective meetings — Certificates. If,...

Section 17-18-14. - Application to elections conducted on optical scan precinct count voting system. - § 17-18-14. Application to elections conducted on optical scan precinct...

Section 17-18-15. - Closing of schools. - § 17-18-15. Closing of schools. At each general election as...

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

Section 17-19-1. - Definitions. - § 17-19-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, except as...

Section 17-19-2. - Voting equipment. - § 17-19-2. Voting equipment. Subject to the provisions of this...

Section 17-19-2.1. - New voting technology. - § 17-19-2.1. New voting technology. In the event the department...

Section 17-19-3. - Voting equipment and services — Specifications. - § 17-19-3. Voting equipment and services — Specifications. (a) The...

Section 17-19-3.1. - Repealed. - § 17-19-3.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 51, §...

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

Section 17-19-3.3. - Telephones at polling places. - § 17-19-3.3. Telephones at polling places. Every polling place shall...

Section 17-19-3.4. - Repealed. - § 17-19-3.4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 129, §...

Section 17-19-3.5 - — 17-19-3.15. Repealed. - § 17-19-3.5 — 17-19-3.15. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch....

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

Section 17-19-4.1. - Repealed. - § 17-19-4.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 20, §...

Section 17-19-4.2. - Moderator request — Computerized voting machines. - § 17-19-4.2. Moderator request — Computerized voting machines. (a) Upon...

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

Section 17-19-6. - Ballot — Arrangement. - § 17-19-6. Ballot — Arrangement. In all cases where optical...

Section 17-19-6.1. - Local questions on the ballot. - § 17-19-6.1. Local questions on the ballot. In all circumstances...

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

Section 17-19-7.1. - Listing of at-large candidates. - § 17-19-7.1. Listing of at-large candidates. (a) In case of...

Section 17-19-7.2. - Names of candidates. - § 17-19-7.2. Names of candidates. In all elections, the names...

Section 17-19-8. - Ballots — Form. - § 17-19-8. Ballots — Form. All ballots provided under this...

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

Section 17-19-8.2. - State-of-the-art voting technology. - § 17-19-8.2. State-of-the-art voting technology. The office of the secretary...

Section 17-19-9. - Party emblems. - § 17-19-9. Party emblems. The emblem of the democratic party...

Section 17-19-9.1. - Ballot arrangement — Independent candidates. - § 17-19-9.1. Ballot arrangement — Independent candidates. In all state...

Section 17-19-10. - Sample ballots — Contents — Distribution. - § 17-19-10. Sample ballots — Contents — Distribution. The secretary...

Section 17-19-10.1. - Training and community outreach. - § 17-19-10.1. Training and community outreach. In furtherance of the...

Section 17-19-11. - Election return forms — Contents. - § 17-19-11. Election return forms — Contents. (a) The state...

Section 17-19-12. - Delivery of election supplies. - § 17-19-12. Delivery of election supplies. All printed matter, stationery,...

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

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

Section 17-19-15. - Repealed. - § 17-19-15. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 318, §...

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

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

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

Section 17-19-19. - Custody of machines during voting. - § 17-19-19. Custody of machines during voting. During the time...

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

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

Section 17-19-21.1. - Polling place bake sales. - § 17-19-21.1. Polling place bake sales. Bake sales may be...

Section 17-19-22. - Party checkers, runners, and watchers. - § 17-19-22. Party checkers, runners, and watchers. The officers required...

Section 17-19-22.1. - Bilingual poll workers. - § 17-19-22.1. Bilingual poll workers. Any board which determines that...

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

Section 17-19-23.1. - Certification and appointment of election officials. - § 17-19-23.1. Certification and appointment of election officials. (a) All...

Section 17-19-23.2. - Compensation of election officials. - § 17-19-23.2. Compensation of election officials. Cities and towns are...

Section 17-19-23.3. - Repealed. - § 17-19-23.3. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 383, §...

Section 17-19-24. - Procedure for voting. - § 17-19-24. Procedure for voting. (a) Each person desiring to...

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

Section 17-19-24.2. - Voter identification. - § 17-19-24.2. Voter identification. (a) Beginning on January 1, 2012,...

Section 17-19-24.3. - Provisional ballot procedures. - § 17-19-24.3. Provisional ballot procedures. (a) At all elections, a...

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

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

Section 17-19-26.1. - Voting assistance. - § 17-19-26.1. Voting assistance. (a) Any voter who requires assistance...

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

Section 17-19-28. - Repealed. - § 17-19-28. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 313, §...

Section 17-19-29. - Repealed. - § 17-19-29. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1951 (s.s.), ch. 2870,...

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

Section 17-19-31. - Irregular ballots. - § 17-19-31. Irregular ballots. Ballots voted for any person whose...

Section 17-19-32. - Recording and signing of returns. - § 17-19-32. Recording and signing of returns. Immediately upon the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 17-19-37.4. - Post-election audits. - § 17-19-37.4. Post-election audits. (a) The general assembly hereby finds,...

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

Section 17-19-39. - Power to open voting equipment. - § 17-19-39. Power to open voting equipment. The state board...

Section 17-19-39.1. - Voted ballot storage and security. - § 17-19-39.1. Voted ballot storage and security. (a) Voted computer...

Section 17-19-40. - Repealed. - § 17-19-40. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 318, §§...

Section 17-19-41. - Violations by public officers. - § 17-19-41. Violations by public officers. Any public officer upon...

Section 17-19-42. - Tampering with voting equipment. - § 17-19-42. Tampering with voting equipment. Any person, not being...

Section 17-19-43. - Tampering with sample ballot. - § 17-19-43. Tampering with sample ballot. Every person who willfully...

Section 17-19-44. - Officer tampering with voting equipment. - § 17-19-44. Officer tampering with voting equipment. Any person having...

Section 17-19-45. - Fraudulent election returns. - § 17-19-45. Fraudulent election returns. Any election or primary officer...

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

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

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

Section 17-19-49. - Political literature and influence. - § 17-19-49. Political literature and influence. No poster, paper, circular,...

Section 17-19-50. - Candidates listing on ballot. - § 17-19-50. Candidates listing on ballot. No candidate for any...

Section 17-19-51. - Priority for elderly voters. - § 17-19-51. Priority for elderly voters. At each polling place,...

Section 17-19-52. - Priority for disabled voters. - § 17-19-52. Priority for disabled voters. Whenever a voter appears...

Section 17-19-53. - Voter accompanied by children within voting booth. - § 17-19-53. Voter accompanied by children within voting booth. Nothing...

Section 17-19-54. - Bilingual voting material requirements. - § 17-19-54. Bilingual voting material requirements. (a) Pursuant to Section...

Chapter 17-20 - Mail Ballots

Section 17-20-1. - Voting by mail ballot. - § 17-20-1. Voting by mail ballot. The electors of this...

Section 17-20-1.1. - Declaration of policy. - § 17-20-1.1. Declaration of policy. Those electors who vote by...

Section 17-20-2. - Eligibility for mail ballots. - § 17-20-2. Eligibility for mail ballots. Any otherwise qualified elector...

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

Section 17-20-2.2. - Requirements for validity of emergency mail ballots. - § 17-20-2.2. Requirements for validity of emergency mail ballots. (a)...

Section 17-20-2.3. - Online application for mail ballot. - § 17-20-2.3. Online application for mail ballot. (a) In addition...

Section 17-20-3. - Definitions. - § 17-20-3. Definitions. (a) Wherever used in this chapter, every...

Section 17-20-4. - Exemption from registration. - § 17-20-4. Exemption from registration. Any member of the armed...

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

Section 17-20-6. - Alternative methods of voting. - § 17-20-6. Alternative methods of voting. Any qualified elector who...

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. - § 17-20-6.1. Alternative methods of voting by citizens covered by...

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. - § 17-20-6.2. Designation of single state office to provide information...

Section 17-20-7. - Duplication of votes — Methods preferred. - § 17-20-7. Duplication of votes — Methods preferred. (a) In...

Section 17-20-8. - Application for ballot. - § 17-20-8. Application for ballot. (a) Whenever any person is...

Section 17-20-8.1. - Repealed. - § 17-20-8.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 398, §...

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

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

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

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

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

Section 17-20-10.1. - Repealed. - § 17-20-10.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 309, §...

Section 17-20-10.2. - Official state blank ballots. - § 17-20-10.2. Official state blank ballots. In the event the...

Section 17-20-11. - Safekeeping of lists of applicants. - § 17-20-11. Safekeeping of lists of applicants. The copies of...

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

Section 17-20-13. - Form of application. - § 17-20-13. Form of application. The application to be subscribed...

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

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. - § 17-20-14. Voting from hospitals, convalescent homes, nursing homes, rest...

Section 17-20-14.1. - Mail ballots — Local supervision. - § 17-20-14.1. Mail ballots — Local supervision. Each local board...

Section 17-20-14.2. - Voting from board of canvassers. - § 17-20-14.2. Voting from board of canvassers. The local board...

Section 17-20-15. - Repealed. - § 17-20-15. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 253, §...

Section 17-20-16. - Time of casting vote. - § 17-20-16. Time of casting vote. Mail ballots may be...

Section 17-20-17. - Omission of presidential electors. - § 17-20-17. Omission of presidential electors. Every mail ballot previously...

Section 17-20-18. - Instructions on ballot. - § 17-20-18. Instructions on ballot. The secretary of state may,...

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

Section 17-20-20. - Instructions for voting procedure. - § 17-20-20. Instructions for voting procedure. The secretary of state...

Section 17-20-21. - Certifying envelopes. - § 17-20-21. Certifying envelopes. The secretary of state shall cause...

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

Section 17-20-22.1. - Mail ballot drop boxes. - § 17-20-22.1. Mail ballot drop boxes. (a) “Drop box” means...

Section 17-20-23. - Marking and certification of ballot. - § 17-20-23. Marking and certification of ballot. (a) A voter...

Section 17-20-24. - Irregularities not impairing validity of ballots. - § 17-20-24. Irregularities not impairing validity of ballots. (a) No...

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

Section 17-20-25. - Return of unused ballots. - § 17-20-25. Return of unused ballots. Every voter who has...

Section 17-20-26. - Opening and counting of ballots. - § 17-20-26. Opening and counting of ballots. (a)(1) Beginning prior...

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

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

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

Section 17-20-30. - Penalty for violations. - § 17-20-30. Penalty for violations. (a) Any person who knowingly...

Section 17-20-31. - Investigation of complaints. - § 17-20-31. Investigation of complaints. The board of elections shall...

Section 17-20-32. - [Repealed.] - § 17-20-32. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 172, §...

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

Section 17-20-34. - Liberal construction. - § 17-20-34. Liberal construction. This chapter shall be construed liberally...

Section 17-20-35. - Severability. - § 17-20-35. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or...

Chapter 17-21 - Voting by Armed Forces [Repealed.]

Section 17-21-1 - — 17-21-43. Repealed. - § 17-21-1 — 17-21-43. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1944, ch....

Chapter 17-21.1 - Registration and Voting in Federal Elections by Citizens Residing Outside the United States

Section 17-21.1-1. - Applicability. - § 17-21.1-1. Applicability. This chapter is enacted pursuant to Public...

Section 17-21.1-2. - Absentee registration. - § 17-21.1-2. Absentee registration. (a) Any person otherwise qualified pursuant...

Section 17-21.1-3. - Repealed. - § 17-21.1-3. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 258, §...

Section 17-21.1-4. - Repealed. - § 17-21.1-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 258, §...

Section 17-21.1-5. - Repealed. - § 17-21.1-5. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 258, §...

Section 17-21.1-6. - Repealed. - § 17-21.1-6. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 258, §...

Section 17-21.1-7. - Repealed. - § 17-21.1-7. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 258, §...

Chapter 17-22 - Tabulation and Certification of Returns by State Board

Section 17-22-1. - Commencement and continuance of tabulations. - § 17-22-1. Commencement and continuance of tabulations. The state board...

Section 17-22-2. - Public sessions for counting — Persons permitted within railed space. - § 17-22-2. Public sessions for counting — Persons permitted within...

Section 17-22-3. - Deputy sheriffs attending sessions — Disturbance of proceedings. - § 17-22-3. Deputy sheriffs attending sessions — Disturbance of proceedings....

Section 17-22-4. - Investigation of returns of local boards. - § 17-22-4. Investigation of returns of local boards. In case...

Section 17-22-5. - Certificates of election — Statement to secretary of state. - § 17-22-5. Certificates of election — Statement to secretary of...

Section 17-22-5.1. - Investigation by board of elections prior to certification. - § 17-22-5.1. Investigation by board of elections prior to certification....

Section 17-22-5.2. - Certificates of local elections — Statement to secretary of state. - § 17-22-5.2. Certificates of local elections — Statement to secretary...

Section 17-22-6. - Certification of results to governor and secretary of state — Failure to elect to general assembly. - § 17-22-6. Certification of results to governor and secretary of...

Section 17-22-7. - Books of record of votes — Contents. - § 17-22-7. Books of record of votes — Contents. (a)...

Section 17-22-8. - Lists of absentee voters. - § 17-22-8. Lists of absentee voters. The state board, not...

Section 17-22-9. - Oath of members and assistants — Penalty for violations. - § 17-22-9. Oath of members and assistants — Penalty for...

Chapter 17-23 - Election Offenses

Section 17-23-1. - Signature and labeling of advertising in periodicals. - § 17-23-1. Signature and labeling of advertising in periodicals. No...

Section 17-23-2. - Signature of posters, fliers, and circulars. - § 17-23-2. Signature of posters, fliers, and circulars. No person...

Section 17-23-3. - Penalty for advertising violations. - § 17-23-3. Penalty for advertising violations. Whoever violates any provision...

Section 17-23-4. - Fraudulent or repeat voting. - § 17-23-4. Fraudulent or repeat voting. Every person who, in...

Section 17-23-5. - Bribery or intimidation of voters — Immunity of witnesses in bribery trials. - § 17-23-5. Bribery or intimidation of voters — Immunity of...

Section 17-23-6. - Improper influence by employers. - § 17-23-6. Improper influence by employers. (a) Every person being...

Section 17-23-7. - Protection of names of major parties. - § 17-23-7. Protection of names of major parties. (a) It...

Section 17-23-8. - Failure to furnish certificate of election. - § 17-23-8. Failure to furnish certificate of election. Every city...

Section 17-23-9. - Violations as to nomination papers or withdrawals — Protection of party emblems. - § 17-23-9. Violations as to nomination papers or withdrawals —...

Section 17-23-10. - Violations by public officers generally. - § 17-23-10. Violations by public officers generally. Any public officer,...

Section 17-23-11. - Limitation of prosecutions — Payment to complainant. - § 17-23-11. Limitation of prosecutions — Payment to complainant. All...

Section 17-23-12. - Qualification of person obtaining signatures. - § 17-23-12. Qualification of person obtaining signatures. (a) No person,...

Section 17-23-13. - Sound equipment. - § 17-23-13. Sound equipment. No sound equipment advocating the election...

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Rhode Island General Laws Title 17 - Elections

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Title 17 - Elections