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2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 17 - Elections
CHAPTER 17-1 - General Provisions
§ 17-1-7.1 - Filings to be originals.
SECTION 17-1-7.1
§ 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.
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