2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 17 - Elections
CHAPTER 17-20 - Mail Ballots
§ 17-20-14.2 - Voting from board of canvassers.

SECTION 17-20-14.2

   § 17-20-14.2  Voting from board of canvassers. – The state board of elections shall appoint as many pairs of supervisors as are necessary whose duty it shall be to attend each board of canvassers in the state on each of the six (6) business days prior to the election, on election day, and on any additional days that the state board shall direct to supervise the casting of votes by persons using mail ballots at a place that preserves their secrecy and to take acknowledgments or serve as witnesses, and jointly provide assistance, if requested, to assure proper marking, sealing, and mailing of ballots as voted. The pairs appointed by the board of elections shall be "bipartisan", as defined in this title, unless the persons are members or employees of the boards of canvassers of the cities and towns. The state board of elections may, in its discretion, appoint members and employees of the boards of canvassers of the cities and towns to the pairs of supervisors provided for in this section. Every mail ballot cast at a board of canvassers must be witnessed by the state supervisors. Every person who willfully hinders the state supervisors in performing their duties as set forth in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.