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2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 17 - Elections
CHAPTER 17-20 - Mail Ballots
- § 17-20-1 - Voting by mail ballot.
- § 17-20-1.1 - Declaration of policy.
- § 17-20-2 - Eligibility for mail ballots.
- § 17-20-2.1 - Requirements for validity of mail ballots.
- § 17-20-2.2 - Requirements for validity of emergency mail ballots.
- § 17-20-3 - Definitions.
- § 17-20-4 - Exemption from registration.
- § 17-20-5 - Residence of person in service or employed outside of the United States.
- § 17-20-6 - Alternative methods of voting.
- § 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.
- § 17-20-6.2 - Designation of single state office to provide information on registration and absentee ballot procedures under the Help America Vote Act.
- § 17-20-7 - Duplication of votes Methods preferred.
- § 17-20-8 - Application for ballot.
- § 17-20-8.1 - [Repealed.].
- § 17-20-9 - Application by permanently disabled or incapacitated voters.
- § 17-20-9.1 - Application by member of the armed forces in active service.
- § 17-20-9.2 - Application by member of the armed forces in active service registered to vote using the federal postcard application (FPCA).
- § 17-20-9.3 - Application by a civilian employed by the United States government and residing outside of the continental United States.
- § 17-20-10 - Certification of applications Issuance of ballots Marking of lists Mailing address.
- § 17-20-10.1 - [Repealed.].
- § 17-20-10.2 - Official state blank ballots.
- § 17-20-11 - Safekeeping of lists of applicants.
- § 17-20-12 - Secretary of state to furnish forms and supplies.
- § 17-20-13 - Form of application.
- § 17-20-13.1 - Form of Emergency Mail Ballot Application.
- § 17-20-14 - Voting from hospitals and convalescent homes Penalty for interference.
- § 17-20-14.1 - Mail ballots Local supervision.
- § 17-20-14.2 - Voting from board of canvassers.
- § 17-20-15 - [Repealed.].
- § 17-20-16 - Time of casting vote.
- § 17-20-17 - Omission of presidential electors.
- § 17-20-18 - Instructions on ballot.
- § 17-20-19 - Envelopes for return of ballots.
- § 17-20-20 - Instructions for voting procedure.
- § 17-20-21 - Certifying envelopes.
- § 17-20-22 - Certification envelopes for mail ballots of persons intimately connected with military service and persons employed outside of the United States.
- § 17-20-23 - Marking and certification of ballot.
- § 17-20-24 - Irregularities not impairing validity of ballots.
- § 17-20-24.1 - Irregularities in obtaining and casting mail ballots.
- § 17-20-25 - Return of unused ballots.
- § 17-20-26 - Opening and counting of ballots.
- § 17-20-27 - Sealing of ballots and voting list.
- § 17-20-28 - Copies of chapter furnished to local boards.
- § 17-20-29 - Mail applicant not permitted to vote at polls.
- § 17-20-30 - Penalty for violations.
- § 17-20-31 - Investigation of complaints.
- § 17-20-32 - Inquiry by board of elections.
- § 17-20-33 - Disqualification of ballot by board of elections.
- § 17-20-34 - Liberal construction.
- § 17-20-35 - Severability.
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