Section 17-28-9. – Voting by participant in the address confidentiality program. [Effective January 1, 2023.]
§ 17-28-9. Voting by participant in the address confidentiality program. [Effective January 1, 2023.] (a) A participant in the address confidentiality program established by chapter 164 of title 42 who is qualified to vote may apply for a mail ballot for all elections in the city or town in which that individual resides in the […]
Section 17-29-1. – Short title.
§ 17-29-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Voter Choice Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 386, § 1.
Section 17-29-2. – Legislative declaration.
§ 17-29-2. Legislative declaration. (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) Majority rule is a fundamental principle of representative democracy, and the state’s election laws should uphold and facilitate this principle. (2) In an election where more than two (2) candidates are running for an office, the candidate who receives a plurality […]
Section 17-29-3. – Voter choice study commission — Established — Definitions.
§ 17-29-3. Voter choice study commission — Established — Definitions. (a) The voter choice study commission is hereby established for the purpose of studying instant runoff voting and other advanced voting methods. (b) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “Advanced voting method” means a voting method that allows an elector to […]
Section 17-27-4. – Notification and enforcement.
§ 17-27-4. Notification and enforcement. (a) The board of elections shall prepare a form affidavit for use by state vendors in compliance with the requirements of § 17-27-2. (b) Each state agency which solicits or contracts with state vendors shall establish procedures for informing state vendors and potential state vendors of the requirements of this […]
Section 17-27-5. – Civil penalties.
§ 17-27-5. Civil penalties. (a) Any state vendor found by the board of elections to have willfully and knowingly violated the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per offense. (b) Any state vendor found by the board of elections to have willfully […]
Section 17-28-1. – Purpose. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]
§ 17-28-1. Purpose. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.] The general assembly finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of this chapter is to enable victims of domestic violence and members of their […]
Section 17-28-2. – Definitions. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]
§ 17-28-2. Definitions. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.] Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (a) “Address” means a residential street address, of an individual, as specified on the individual’s application to be a program participant under this chapter. (b) “Program participant” means a person certified as […]
Section 17-28-3. – Address confidentiality program — Application — Certification. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]
§ 17-28-3. Address confidentiality program — Application — Certification. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.] (a) An adult person who is a victim of domestic violence and any member of his/her household may apply to the secretary of state to have an address designated by the secretary of state serve as the person’s address. The secretary […]
Section 17-28-4. – Certification cancellation. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]
§ 17-28-4. Certification cancellation. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.] (a) If the program participant obtains a name change, he or she shall lose certification as a program participant. (b) The secretary of state may cancel a program participant’s certification if there is a change in the residential address from the one listed on the application, […]