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RI Gen L § 17-9.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-4 - Repealed.

§ 17-9.1-4. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 137, § 2, effective August 2, 1996.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-4.1 - Registration drives at high schools.

§ 17-9.1-4.1. Registration drives at high schools.It shall be the duty of local boards to annually conduct a voter registration drive at each high school within the city or town in cooperation with the administration of the schools. Each principal of every public or private high school and director of each vocational school in this state may be a registration agent whose authority shall be limited to receiving and accepting registrations as electors from those qualified applicants who are enrolled as students within the school or are employed within the school. The principal or director may designate one or more persons in the school to serve as registration agents with the same authority as the principal of the school, provided each designation is filed with the local board for the city or town in which the school is located. Each person who is a registration agent pursuant to this section shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her duties and shall be subject to removal as a registration agent by the local board for cause shown. All registration made under this section shall be made in accordance with rules and regulations established by the local board of the city or town in which the school is located.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-4.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-4.2 - Repealed.

§ 17-9.1-4.2. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 137, § 2, effective August 2, 1996.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-5 - Local registration agents.

§ 17-9.1-5. Local registration agents.(a) The several local boards shall appoint a sufficient number of agents who shall serve throughout each year for the purpose of receiving registrations of persons residing in the city or town in which the agent was appointed to act. The agents shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, shall be subject to removal by the local board, and shall have power to accept registrations on Sundays and at any other time or place designated by the local board, whether in or out of the presence of the members of the local board. In addition, all members of the general assembly shall have the power to accept registration on Sundays and any other day, and the local boards of canvassers shall provide all registration forms to the general assembly members.(b) The several local boards or their agents shall additionally hold a special registration session in any factory, mill, wholesale or retail or other employing establishment, or hospital, home for aged, or convalescent home within their city or town in the even numbered years on or before July 5th for the state primary, and on or before August 5th for the state election, if in the case of the primary a request for the special registration session is made during the months of May or June, and in the case of the election a request for the special registration is made during the months of June and July by ten (10) or more voters of the city or town filing a petition with the local board for the holding of a special registration session in the factory, mill, wholesale or retail or other employing establishment, or hospital, home for aged, or convalescent home, signed by them with their names and addresses as they appear on voting lists of the city or town, and stating that ten (10) or more persons employed in the factory, mill, wholesale or retail or other employing establishment, or convalescent home desire and are entitled to be registered in the city or town. The special registration session shall then be held if, at the time the petition is filed, the local board is in receipt of permission in writing from the tenant, or, if there is no tenant, from the owner of the factory, mill, wholesale or retail or other employing establishment, or the operator of the hospital, home for aged, or convalescent home to use their premises for the purpose of holding the special session.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-5.1 - Statewide registration agents.

§ 17-9.1-5.1. Statewide registration agents.The state board of elections shall appoint a sufficient number of agents who shall serve throughout the year to perform the duties assigned to them by § 17-7-5 and any other duties that may be assigned them by the board. Each registrar who performs his or her duties faithfully and completely, and who attends an annual training session which includes a presentation on changes to the election laws during the previous year, shall be automatically reappointed as a registration agent.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-5.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-5.2 - Qualifications and jurisdiction of registration agents.

§ 17-9.1-5.2. Qualifications and jurisdiction of registration agents.No registration agent, whether appointed by a local board, by the state board, or empowered by law, shall be authorized to accept registrations outside of the state of Rhode Island, and all the registration agents shall themselves be registered to vote in the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-6 - Form of registration cards - Confidentiality of place of registration.

§ 17-9.1-6. Form of registration cards — Confidentiality of place of registration.(a) Registration forms shall consist of the number of sets of cards and of the size and color that shall be determined by the state board of elections, one of which forms shall be designated as the original and any others as duplicates. The forms shall be ruled with appropriate spaces and headings to indicate the registrant's name, residence address, mailing address if different from residence address, date of birth, and registrant's signature and date of affixation of signature, and may include any other information, certifications, and declarations, including those made under the penalty of perjury, that may be required by the state board in order to administer a single and unified system of voter registration in accordance with applicable state and federal laws which shall enable duly registered voters to vote in all elections in their respective voting districts, including elections for federal officers.(b) Notwithstanding that registration forms are public records, nothing contained in the registration forms, nor any identifying characteristics of the forms such as size or color, shall indicate the particular office of the division of motor vehicles at which the voter was registered, nor shall there be any indication that the voter was registered at any other state, federal, or private agency. Nothing contained in this section shall restrict the state board of elections from maintaining confidential records showing the actual place of registration of all voters.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4; P.L. 1996, ch. 235, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-9 - Registration by mail.

§ 17-9.1-9. Registration by mail.(a) Every person who is or may be by the next general election qualified to vote may register to vote by mail. Mail registration shall be accomplished through the use of the federal mail registration form prescribed by the federal election commission under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 42 USC 1973gg, and/or through the use of a mail registration form prescribed by the state board of elections which complies with the requirements contained in the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The form shall contain the registrant's name, residence address, mailing address if different from residence address, date of birth, and registrant's signature and date of affixation of signature, and may include any other information, certifications, and declarations, including those made under the penalty of perjury, that may be required by the state board in order to administer a single and unified system of voter registration in accordance with applicable state and federal laws which shall enable duly registered voters to vote in all elections in their respective voting districts, including elections for federal officers.(b) Any person who has fully and correctly completed an application to register to vote by mail which is delivered by the postal service to the State Board of Elections or any local board shall be presumed to be registered as of the date it is postmarked by the postal service, subject to verification of the registration by the state board of any local board as provided in § 17-9.1-25. In those cases where the mail registration form is received not later than five (5) days after the last date to register to vote for an election and the postmark is either missing or unclear, the voter shall be presumed to have registered on or prior to the last day to register for an election, subject to verification of the registration by the state board or any local board as provided in § 17-9.1-25.(c) The state board of elections shall have authority to adopt regulations to implement and administer mail registrations.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4; P.L. 1996, ch. 235, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-9.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-9.1 - Shut-in voters, serviceperson's dependents, or peace corps registrations.

§ 17-9.1-9.1. Shut-in voters, serviceperson's dependents, or peace corps registrations.(a) Shut-in voters. Every person otherwise duly qualified to vote who by reason of illness or physical or mental disability is unable to register in person at the office of the local board may register to vote by mail.(b) Serviceperson's dependents. Every person otherwise duly qualified to vote who by reason of being the spouse or dependent child of a member of the armed forces of the United States in active service who is qualified to vote and is absent from this state, and is with the member of the armed forces and unable to register in person, may register to vote by mail.(c) Peace corps registration. Every person otherwise duly qualified to register to vote who by reason of being a peace corps volunteer as defined in 22 U.S.C. § 2504, or a peace corps leader as defined in 22 U.S.C. § 2505, or the spouse or dependent child of the volunteer or leader, is absent from this state and unable to register in person and desiring to register, may register to vote by mail.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-10 - Additional method of registering.

§ 17-9.1-10. Additional method of registering.(a) In addition to the methods for registering to vote provided in §§ 17-9.1-7, 17-9.1-8, 17-9.1-9, and 17-9.1-34, whenever any person who is, or may be, by the next election qualified to vote desires to register, that person may appear before the local board of the city or town in which he or she has his or her residence, as defined in § 17-1-3.1, or before the clerk or other duly authorized agent of the board, or before a registrar appointed by the state board of elections, and shall furnish the information required of him or her by this chapter and any information described in §§ 17-9.1-23 and 17-9.1-24 that the registrant may wish to record, and after the information has been recorded on the registry card furnished for that purpose, the person shall sign his or her name and certify to the truth of the facts recorded in the appropriate spaces in the card; provided, whenever any person is unable to sign his or her name because of physical incapacity or otherwise, he or she shall make his mark "(X)", which shall be witnessed by the person receiving the registration.(b) It shall be the duty of the local board or clerk or other duly authorized agent of the board or registrar of the state board of elections to inform the person registering to vote that the voter will be mailed an acknowledgement card advising the person of the disposition of the registration and in the process verifying that the person resides at the address provided on the registration form. The person shall also be advised that if the acknowledgement card is returned as undeliverable, the person will be placed on the inactive list of voters pending the results of the confirmation process described in § 17-9.1-26. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to entitle a person to vote whose registration form has not been filed with the local board at least thirty (30) days before an election.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 7, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 8, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-11 - Certification of citizenship.

§ 17-9.1-11. Certification of citizenship.Before the name of any person shall be placed on the voting list, the person shall, at the time of registration, certify or declare that the person is a citizen of the United States.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-12 - False certificates in registration.

§ 17-9.1-12. False certificates in registration.Every person who knowingly and willfully makes any false certificate or declaration in registering his or her name pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or who knowingly and willfully makes any false statement in any affirmation or confirmation form or who, acting in the capacity of a voter registrar, knowingly and willfully registers a person who has made a false certificate or declaration, shall be guilty of a felony.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-13 - Filing of registration cards - Transmittal to secretary of state.

§ 17-9.1-13. Filing of registration cards — Transmittal to secretary of state.(a) The original registration cards shall be arranged and maintained in alphabetical order by surname for the entire city or town and shall be filed in suitable containers. Any duplicate set of cards shall be maintained at the discretion of the local canvassing authority, subject to prior approval from the state board of elections.(b) The local board shall be required to provide promptly to the office of the secretary of state in connection with the operation and maintenance of the central voter register information provided to the local board relative to any voter registration. The information to be provided shall be that which may be necessary for the secretary of state to operate and maintain the central voter register in accordance with chapter 6 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-14 - Custody of registration cards.

§ 17-9.1-14. Custody of registration cards.The containers of the original and any duplicate registration cards in the possession of the local board and the keys to the containers shall be kept in the custody of the local board, and these containers shall remain securely locked at all times and shall be opened only by the local board or its specially authorized agent at its office, except as provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-15 - Registration records public.

§ 17-9.1-15. Registration records public.(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 17-9.1-6, the original and any duplicate registration cards shall be public records and shall be open to public inspection and copying at all reasonable times.(b) Except where confidentiality is otherwise required under other provisions of this title, all other records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of official lists of eligible voters, and the registration lists prepared pursuant to § 17-9.1-21, shall also be deemed public records.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-17 - Reregistration - Notice to city or town of previous address.

§ 17-9.1-17. Reregistration — Notice to city or town of previous address.(a) A voter may register in a city or town into which he or she has moved whether or not the voter has notified the board of the city or town in which the voter was last registered of the voter's change of address. The action of registration shall automatically cancel the voter's registration in the former city or town.(b) The local board of any city or town shall, upon receiving the registration of any person, notify the board of the city or town stated by the person to be that person's last place of residence, of the registration. At that time, the last mentioned board shall retain the original registration card of the person in accordance with the approved records retention schedule for boards of canvassers issued by the state archives.(c) The state board shall have authority by regulation to direct the manner in which the provisions of this section are carried out by the local boards and the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4; P.L. 2007, ch. 384, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-17.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-17.1 - Registration - Notice to jurisdiction of previous out-of-state address.

§ 17-9.1-17.1. Registration — Notice to jurisdiction of previous out-of-state address.The secretary of state shall, upon receiving a voter's new registration, notify the appropriate election official of the newly registered voter's last place of residence only if it is located outside the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 42, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 46, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-18 - Change of name.

§ 17-9.1-18. Change of name.Any registered voter whose name has been changed by marriage or court action shall be entitled to have the change of name recorded on the registration records of the local board, and upon the recording, shall be entitled to vote thereafter under the changed name. The local board shall immediately notify the secretary of state of the action.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-19 - Single registration.

§ 17-9.1-19. Single registration.(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any voter to reregister if he or she is already registered in the city or town in which the voter has his or her residence, as defined in § 17-1-3.1. A voter shall have no more than one voter registration. Any voter who is registered more than once shall be deemed to have authorized the cancellation of all registrations other than the most recent, provided that nothing in this section shall be taken to validate any registration which is not a city or town where the voter has his or her residence.(b) The local board of canvassers of each city or town shall review their voter registration files on a quarterly basis in accordance with regulations adopted by the secretary of state for the purpose of removing duplicate voter registrations in the central voter registration system for any voter registered in their city or town.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4; P.L. 2008, ch. 132, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 178, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-20 - False affidavits.

§ 17-9.1-20. False affidavits.Every person who makes a false affidavit under this chapter shall be guilty of a felony.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-21 - Registration lists furnished to political parties.

§ 17-9.1-21. Registration lists furnished to political parties.The local boards shall not more than once a month, if requested to do so by the state and/or city or town chairperson of any political party, or any state or local office holder or declared candidate for public office, furnish without cost and without unreasonable delay to the chairperson, or the chairperson's accredited representative, and to any state or local office holder or declared candidate for public office so requesting, the names and addresses of all persons who are newly registered to vote in the city or town, the names and addresses of all electors who have transferred to a new voting address, and the names and addresses of all persons whose names have been removed from the voting list or placed in the inactive category. In the event that any list so furnished is declared to be inaccurate by the chairperson of the democratic state committee or the chairperson of the republican state central committee, the state board of elections shall, at its discretion, if requested by either of the chairpersons, appoint a disinterested person to examine the records of the local board for the purpose of determining the accuracy of the list. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any member of the general public from obtaining the same information under the access to Public Records Acts, chapter 2 of title 38.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4; P.L. 2002, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 454, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-9.1-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-9.1 - Registration of Voters|Section 17-9.1-22 - Tampering with registration records.

§ 17-9.1-22. Tampering with registration records.Every person who willfully and without lawful authority destroys, secretes, removes, defaces, alters, tampers, or meddles with the original or any duplicate registration card after any entry has been lawfully made in it, or any official list of registered voters compiled from the registration cards to be used by any local board or office of the secretary of state in connection with the conduct of any election or the mailing of any election materials, shall be guilty of a felony.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 4.