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Code · Rhode Island · Title 17 Elections · Chapter 20 Mail Ballots

§ 17-20-25. Return of unused ballots.

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§ 17-20-25. Return of unused ballots.
Every voter who has received a mail ballot and has not cast it shall nevertheless return the unvoted ballot and its uncertified enclosing envelope to the state board or local board with a statement that the voter is not using the mail ballot, before eight o’clock (8:00) p.m. on election day.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 258, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 58, § 1.
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