2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 17 - Elections
Chapter 17-19 - Conduct of Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies
Section 17-19-15 - Party levers.
§ 17-19-15 Party levers. – In the preparation of the voting equipment for use in any election, excluding a primary election, the board of elections shall confirm that the voting equipment is programmed to permit any voter to vote for all candidates of one of the respective parties by means of a single mark on the computer ballot. The voting equipment shall also permit the voter casting a straight party vote to individually vote for candidates, and in doing so, the straight party vote will not be counted for that office, and the individual vote, or votes in the case where more than one candidate will be elected for an office, will override the straight party vote for that office.
History of Section.
(G.L. 1938, ch. 318, § 9; P.L. 1948, ch. 2151, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-17; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-15; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 12; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 12.)
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