Section 17-19-54. – Bilingual voting material requirements.
§ 17-19-54. Bilingual voting material requirements. (a) Pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973aa-la, a city or town shall be subject to the provisions of the bilingual voting materials requirement whenever the Director of the Census determines, based on census data, that: (1) More than five percent (5%) of […]
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 than signature. Any voter who has registered by making his or her mark rather than his or her signature, or who shall be physically unable to sign his or her name at the time of offering himself or herself to vote, shall identify himself or […]
Section 17-19-41. – Violations by public officers.
§ 17-19-41. Violations by public officers. Any public officer upon whom a duty is imposed by this chapter who willfully neglects to perform that duty, or who performs it in a way as to hinder the objects of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2195, § 21; G.L. […]
Section 17-19-31. – Irregular ballots.
§ 17-19-31. Irregular ballots. Ballots voted for any person whose name does not appear on the ballot as a nominated candidate for office are referred to in this section as “irregular ballots.” In voting for presidential electors, a voter may vote an irregular ticket made up of the names of persons in nomination by different […]
Section 17-19-42. – Tampering with voting equipment.
§ 17-19-42. Tampering with voting equipment. Any person, not being an election or primary officer or person upon whom a duty is imposed by this chapter, who, while any voting equipment is being made ready for an election or primary, or is in use during an election or primary, tampers with, disarranges, defaces, injures, or […]
Section 17-19-32. – Recording and signing of returns.
§ 17-19-32. Recording and signing of returns. Immediately upon the close of the polls the warden shall, in the presence of the other election or primary election officers and the election inspector, follow the procedure for the closing of the unit set forth by the vendor of the optical scan precinct count unit. The warden […]
Section 17-19-43. – Tampering with sample ballot.
§ 17-19-43. Tampering with sample ballot. Every person who willfully and without lawful authority destroys, secretes, removes, defaces, alters, tampers, or meddles with a sample ballot, shall be guilty of a felony. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 318, § 18; P.L. 1952, ch. 2924, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-40; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-43; P.L. […]
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 of results, programmed memory devices and keys. (a) The copies of the printout tape from the optical-scan precinct-count unit obtained pursuant to § 17-19-32 shall be distributed as follows: (1) The first copy, which includes the opening of the polling place information, signatures of the […]
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 towns not divided into districts. When optical scan precinct count units are used in town elections in towns not divided into voting districts, the warden, after announcing the votes registered by the optical scan precinct count units for the candidates for town offices, and upon […]
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 of custody by board. Under orders of the local board, a police officer shall remain at the voting place until the board, personally or by a custodian, resumes custody of the optical scan precinct count units and voting booths. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 318, […]