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Rhode Island

Title 17 Elections · Chapter 20 Mail Ballots
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§ 17-20-1. Voting by mail ballot.
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§ 17-20-1.1. Declaration of policy.
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§ 17-20-2. Eligibility for mail ballots.
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§ 17-20-2.1. Requirements for validity of mail ballot and mail ballot applications.
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§ 17-20-2.2. Requirements for validity of emergency mail ballots.
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§ 17-20-2.3. Online application for mail ballot.
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§ 17-20-3. Definitions.
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§ 17-20-4. Exemption from registration.
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§ 17-20-5. Residence of person in service or employed outside of the United States.
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§ 17-20-6. Alternative methods of voting.
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§ 17-20-6.1. Alternative methods of voting by citizens covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and other citizens residing outside the United States. [Effective until December 31, 2025.]
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§ 17-20-6.2. Designation of single state office to provide information on registration and absentee ballot procedures under the Help America Vote Act.
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§ 17-20-7. Duplication of votes — Methods preferred.
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§ 17-20-8. Application for ballot.
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§ 17-20-8.1. Repealed.
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§ 17-20-9. Application to be placed on the permanent mail ballot application list.
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§ 17-20-9.1. Application by member of the armed forces in active service.
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§ 17-20-9.2. Application by member of the armed forces in active service registered to vote using the federal postcard application (FPCA).
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§ 17-20-9.3. Application by a civilian employed by the United States government and residing outside of the continental United States.
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§ 17-20-10. Certification of applications — Issuance of ballots — Marking of lists — Mailing address.
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§ 17-20-10.1. Repealed.
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§ 17-20-10.2. Official state blank ballots.
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§ 17-20-11. Safekeeping of lists of applicants.
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§ 17-20-12. Secretary of state to furnish forms and supplies.
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§ 17-20-13. Form of application.
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§ 17-20-13.1. Form of emergency mail ballot application.
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§ 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.
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§ 17-20-14.1. Mail ballots — Local supervision.
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§ 17-20-14.2. Voting from board of canvassers.
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§ 17-20-15. Repealed.
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§ 17-20-16. Time of casting vote.
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§ 17-20-17. Omission of presidential electors.
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§ 17-20-18. Instructions on ballot. [Effective until June 10, 2025.]
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§ 17-20-19. Envelopes for return of ballots.
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§ 17-20-20. Instructions for voting procedure.
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§ 17-20-21. Certifying envelopes.
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§ 17-20-22. Certification envelopes for mail ballots of persons intimately connected with military service and persons employed outside of the United States.
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§ 17-20-22.1. Mail ballot drop boxes.
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§ 17-20-23. Marking and certification of ballot.
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§ 17-20-24. Irregularities not impairing validity of ballots.
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§ 17-20-24.1. Irregularities in obtaining and casting mail ballots.
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§ 17-20-25. Return of unused ballots.
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§ 17-20-26. Opening and counting of ballots. [Effective until June 17, 2025.]
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§ 17-20-27. Sealing of ballots and voting list.
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§ 17-20-28. Copies of chapter furnished to local boards.
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§ 17-20-29. Mail applicant not permitted to vote at polls.
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§ 17-20-30. Penalty for violations.
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§ 17-20-31. Investigation of complaints.
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§ 17-20-32. [Repealed.]
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§ 17-20-33. Disqualification of ballot by board of elections.
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§ 17-20-34. Liberal construction.
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§ 17-20-35. Severability.
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