§ 17-19-23.1. Certification and appointment of election officials. (a) All persons who attend and complete a program of instruction for election officials under § 17-7-5(a)(6) shall be issued a certificate by the board of elections. In addition to the compensation to which they are otherwise entitled, these persons shall also be entitled to receive the […]
§ 17-19-23.2. Compensation of election officials. Cities and towns are authorized to compensate moderators, clerks, inspectors, supervisors and any other election official at a daily rate in excess of any statutory allowable amount. Any excess shall be the responsibility of the authorizing city or town. History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 74, § 1.
§ 17-19-23.3. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 383, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2008, ch. 446, § 1, effective July 8, 2008. For comparable provisions, see § 17-11-12.1.
§ 17-19-24. Procedure for voting. (a) Each person desiring to vote shall provide proof of identification as required by § 17-19-24.2 and state his or her name and residence, including that person’s street address, if he or she has any, to the pair of bi-partisan supervisors, who shall then announce the name and residence in […]
§ 17-19-24.1. Provisional voting under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. (a) If an individual’s name does not appear on the certified voting list as provided for in § 17-19-24(b) and the individual is eligible to vote in an election for federal office or an election official asserts that the individual is not eligible […]
§ 17-19-24.2. Voter identification. (a) Beginning on January 1, 2012, any person claiming to be a registered and eligible voter who desires to vote at a primary election, special election, or general election shall provide proof of identity. For purposes of this section, proof of identity shall be valid if unexpired or expired no more […]
§ 17-19-24.3. Provisional ballot procedures. (a) At all elections, a person claiming to be a registered and eligible voter, but who has failed to provide proof of identity pursuant to § 17-19-24.2 shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot upon executing a provisional ballot voter’s application. All provisional ballots, together with a provisional ballot […]
§ 17-19-25. Certified voting list — Duty of bipartisan supervisor. Immediately upon the close of the polls, the bipartisan pair of supervisors shall securely bind, tie, or seal the certified voting list in the manner that shall be required by the state board, and the supervisors shall affix thereon their certificate under oath that the […]
§ 17-19-26. Models for instruction — Assistance to voters in marking their ballot. Any person desiring information or assistance in voting on election day shall apply to the warden, who shall instruct the person by the use of the sample ballots. If a voter needs assistance in casting his or her vote itself, and requests […]
§ 17-19-26.1. Voting assistance. (a) Any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the voter’s choice, other than the voter’s employer or agent of that employer, or an officer or agent of the voter’s union. (b) Every […]
§ 17-19-27. Challenge of identity as to right to vote. Whenever the identity of any person offering to vote is challenged at the polling place, that person shall be permitted to vote only using a provisional ballot as defined in § 17-19-24.1. History of Section.P.L. 1951 (s.s.), ch. 2870, §§ 22, 26; P.L. 1952, ch. […]
§ 17-19-28. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 313, § 24; P.L. 1942, ch. 1211, § 1; P.L. 1951 (s.s.), ch. 2870, § 8; P.L. 1952, ch. 2897, § 3; P.L. 1956, ch. 3746, § 2; G.L. 1956, §§ 17-10-33 — 17-10-35; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 134, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-28; P.L. 1958, ch. […]
§ 17-19-29. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1951 (s.s.), ch. 2870, § 33; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-39; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-29; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2006, ch. 315, § 4, effective July 4, 2006; P.L. 2006, ch. 460, § 4, effective July 7, 2006.
§ 17-19-3. Voting equipment and services — Specifications. (a) The office of secretary of state shall develop, from time to time, and, in coordination with the general assembly for the purpose of funding procurement, submit specifications to the department of administration that the department of administration shall utilize in procuring voting equipment, voting systems, and […]
§ 17-19-3.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 51, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 39; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 39. The repeal by chapter 83 is effective June 23, 1999, and the repeal by chapter 130 is effective June 28, 1999. For present comparable provisions, see § 17-19-3.2.
§ 17-19-3.2. Polling place accessibility for voters who are disabled or elderly. (a) Every polling place shall be situated in a building that can be entered and exited by persons who are disabled or elderly. (b) “Persons who are disabled” for the purpose of this section means a serious impairment of mobility. (c) “Elderly” as […]
§ 17-19-3.3. Telephones at polling places. Every polling place shall have a telephone available for the use of any election official for the purpose of carrying out his or her official functions and duties. History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 177, § 1.
§ 17-19-3.4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 129, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 63, effective July 6, 2001.
§ 17-19-3.5 — 17-19-3.15. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 129; § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 9, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 25. § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 28, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 34, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 35, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 75, effective July 7, 2000.
§ 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 […]
