Section 17-1-1. – Short title.

§ 17-1-1. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Election Law”. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 17-1-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.

Section 17-1-10. – Lincoln town officials — Inauguration date.

§ 17-1-10. Lincoln town officials — Inauguration date. The voters of the town of Lincoln may vote, at the next regularly scheduled election to be held on November 7, 2000, on whether to modify the Town Home Rule Charter to change the inauguration date of officials of the town of Lincoln from the first Tuesday […]

Section 17-1-2. – Definitions.

§ 17-1-2. Definitions. For the purposes this title, except as may otherwise be required by the context: (1) “Election” means the filling of any public office or the determination of any public question by vote of the electorate, and includes without limitation any state, town, or city office or question, and any political party primary […]

Section 17-1-2.1. – Signature identification.

§ 17-1-2.1. Signature identification. For the purpose of assisting registrars and other persons in identifying a voter’s signature, whenever in this title and whenever under any home rule charter enacted pursuant to article XIII, § 1 of the Constitution of the state of Rhode Island a voter’s signature is required, space shall be provided and […]

Section 17-1-3. – Eligibility to vote.

§ 17-1-3. Eligibility to vote. Every citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, whose residence as defined in § 17-1-3.1 has been in this state for at least thirty (30) days, and in the town or city and voting district in which that person desires to cast his […]

Section 17-1-3.1. – Residence for voting purposes.

§ 17-1-3.1. Residence for voting purposes. (a) A person’s residence for voting purposes is his or her fixed and established domicile. The determinant of one’s domicile is that person’s factual physical presence in the voting district on a regular basis incorporating an intention to reside for an indefinite period. This domicile is the place to […]

Section 17-1-3.2 – — 17-1-4. Repealed.

§ 17-1-3.2 — 17-1-4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 172, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 490, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 438, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 2, effective January 1, 1995.

Section 17-1-5. – Effect of special statutes.

§ 17-1-5. Effect of special statutes. The provisions of any chapter or section under this title are subject to the provisions of any special statutes or charters respecting any particular town or city, none of which are repealed by this title; provided, that insofar as any special statute or charters adapted prior to April 22, […]

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. (a) A municipal employee may hold a state elective office or a municipal elective office; provided, that except as authorized pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, no municipal employee may hold a municipal elective office in the city or town in which he or […]

Section 17-1-6. – Scope of title.

§ 17-1-6. Scope of title. This title shall apply to all elections, except as may otherwise be provided by law. History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.

Section 17-1-7. – Uniform deadlines.

§ 17-1-7. Uniform deadlines. Notwithstanding any other time specified for the filing of any paper or the doing of any act pursuant to this title, a uniform deadline of 4:00 p.m. is established; provided, that applications for emergency mail ballots must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day prior to an election or primary. […]

Section 17-1-7.1. – Filings to be originals.

§ 17-1-7.1. Filings to be originals. Filings made under this title at the secretary of state’s office shall be considered valid only if they bear original signatures and shall not include any telegram, cablegram, telephone call, electronically transmitted documents, or similar communications. History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 98, § 2.

Section 17-1-8. – Severability.

§ 17-1-8. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared to […]

Section 17-1-9. – Repealed.

§ 17-1-9. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 276, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2008, ch. 293, § 1, effective July 5, 2008; P.L. 2008, ch. 411, § 1, effective July 8, 2008.