§ 17-20-1. Voting by mail ballot. The electors of this state who, for any of the reasons set forth in § 17-20-2, being otherwise qualified to vote, shall have the right to vote, in the manner and time provided by this chapter, in all general and special elections and primaries, including presidential primaries in this […]
§ 17-20-1.1. Declaration of policy. Those electors who vote by mail are entitled to vote in a manner which reasonably guarantees the secrecy of their ballots. The procedures set forth in this chapter are designed to promote the effective exercise of their rights while safeguarding those voters who utilize the mail ballot process from harassment, […]
§ 17-20-10. Certification of applications — Issuance of ballots — Marking of lists — Mailing address. (a) Upon receipt of the application, the local board shall immediately examine it and determine whether it complies with each of the requirements set forth by this chapter and compare the signature on the ballot application with the signature […]
§ 17-20-10.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 309, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2001, ch. 56, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch, 121, § 3, effective January 1, 2002. For present comparable provisions, see § 17-20-6.1.
§ 17-20-10.2. Official state blank ballots. In the event the official ballot is not available for issuance and mailing forty-five (45) days before a general, primary, or special election, persons applying for a mail ballot under subdivision 17-20-2(3) and persons applying for a mail ballot through the use of the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) […]
§ 17-20-11. Safekeeping of lists of applicants. The copies of certified applications and the certified lists returned to the several local boards shall be safely kept in the custody of the boards until the first day of September in the second (2nd) year after the boards have received the lists. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. […]
§ 17-20-12. Secretary of state to furnish forms and supplies. All mail ballots, application forms, certified envelopes for enclosing ballots, any other envelopes that may be necessary, and instructions as to voting, use of ballots, and affidavits, shall be furnished and supplied by the secretary of state for use in mailing application forms, ballots, and […]
§ 17-20-13. Form of application. The application to be subscribed by the voters before receiving a mail ballot shall, in addition to those directions that may be printed, stamped, or written on it by authority of the secretary of state, be in substantially the following form: STATE OF RHODE ISLANDAPPLICATION OF VOTER FOR BALLOT FOR […]
§ 17-20-13.1. Form of emergency mail ballot application. The emergency mail ballot application to be subscribed by the voters before receiving a mail ballot shall, in addition to any directions that may be printed, stamped, or written on the application by authority of the secretary of state, be in substantially the following form: STATE OF […]
§ 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. (a) The state board of elections shall appoint as many bipartisan pairs of supervisors as are necessary whose duty it shall be to attend each hospital, rest home, […]
§ 17-20-14.1. Mail ballots — Local supervision. Each local board shall be authorized to appoint one or more bipartisan pairs of supervisors in the manner that other bipartisan pairs of supervisors are appointed for each election, whose duty it shall be to attend each person who makes an application for a mail ballot under §§ […]
§ 17-20-14.2. Voting from board of canvassers. The local board of canvassers shall appoint as many supervisors as are necessary whose duty it shall be to supervise the casting of votes by persons using mail ballots at a place that preserves their secrecy and to take acknowledgments, and jointly provide assistance, if requested, to assure […]
§ 17-20-15. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 253, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 258, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 407, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2001, ch. 56, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 121, § 3, effective January 1, 2002.
§ 17-20-16. Time of casting vote. Mail ballots may be cast in the manner provided by law on or before election day; provided, that no mail ballot shall be counted unless it is received by the state board not later than the time prescribed by § 17-18-11 for the closing of polling places on election […]
§ 17-20-17. Omission of presidential electors. Every mail ballot previously required by the provisions of law to contain the names of electors for president and vice-president of the United States shall contain the names of all candidates for president and vice-president of the United States preceded by the words “Electors for” in lieu of names […]
§ 17-20-18. Instructions on ballot. The secretary of state may, if the secretary deems necessary, cause to be printed at the head of the ballot brief instructions for voting and the use of the ballot. The mail ballots shall, in addition to the official endorsement provided by law, bear the words: “Mail voters”. History of […]
§ 17-20-19. Envelopes for return of ballots. Envelopes for the enclosure and return of mail ballots and their enclosing certified envelope shall have the printed or written address: “Board of Elections, 2000 Plainfield Pike, Cranston, Rhode Island 02921” or a post office box established and maintained by the board; and shall be forwarded by the […]
§ 17-20-2. Eligibility for mail ballots. Any otherwise qualified elector may vote by mail ballot in the following circumstances: (1) An elector, within the State of Rhode Island who is incapacitated to the extent that it would be an undue hardship to vote at the polls because of illness, or mental or physical disability, blindness, […]
§ 17-20-2.1. Requirements for validity of mail ballot and mail ballot applications. (a) Any legally qualified elector of this state whose name appears upon the official voting list of the city, town, or district of the city or town where the elector is qualified, and who desires to avail himself or herself of the right […]
§ 17-20-2.2. Requirements for validity of emergency mail ballots. (a) Any legally qualified elector of this state whose name appears upon the official voting list of the town or district of the city or town where the elector is so qualified is eligible to vote by emergency mail ballot according to this chapter. Within twenty […]
