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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.7 - Procedure for submission of local questions for inclusion on the ballot

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each local question submitted for ballot placement shall be provided to the Department of State, Elections Division, 148 West River Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02904 in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-19-7 and this Part.
B. All questions shall be submitted to the Department of State by the local board of canvassers of each city or town on the form prescribed by the Department of State and shall contain the signatures of the members of the local board of canvassers indicating that the question(s) has been duly authorized to be placed on the ballot. A sample of the certification form is contained in §
										1.16     ("Appendix D") of this Part which is attached and incorporated by reference to this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.8 - Format for local questions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each local question shall be submitted to the Department of State by the local board of canvassers of each city or town in the following form:
1. Descriptive Heading. The descriptive heading shall be a brief caption of the question including the purpose of the question and the dollar amount, if applicable.
2. Authorization. The authorization shall be a line containing the cite to the authority for the question to appear on the ballot.
3. Text of the question. The text of the question shall be the exact language of the referenda/question that shall appear on the ballot.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.9 - Final form of question required

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All local questions submitted for ballot placement shall be presented by the local boards of canvassers to the Department of State in final form and contain the descriptive heading, authorization and text of the question which shall appear upon the ballot.
B. Sample questions are contained in §
										1.17     ("Appendix E") of this Part which is attached and incorporated by reference to this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.10 - Alterations or modifications to questions after submission

Current through June 14, 2024
No alterations or modifications shall be made by the Department of State or designees, subsequent to the certification of any question as provided in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-19-7 and this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.11 - Time periods and constraints

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-19-7, so that ballots may be prepared, the local board of canvassers of each city or town shall certify a copy of each question to be submitted to the electors of the city or town as follows:
1. for questions to appear on the ballot for regularly scheduled elections to be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in any year, the question must be certified in the format described above not later than four o'clock (4:00) p.m. on the ninetieth (90th) day before the election.
2. for questions to appear on the ballot at any election scheduled at any time other than regularly scheduled elections on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in any year, the question must be certified in the format described above not later than fifty (50) days before the city or town election, or not later than fifty (50) days before any special city or town election the question must be certified in the format described above.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.12 - Review by the Department of State

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The questions submitted shall be reviewed by the Department of State. The review shall be limited to determining that the questions were submitted in the time and manner prescribed by state law and this Part.
B. The Department of State will not review the legality of the question presented and will not make suggestions for amendments to the language of the question presented.
C. By the order of the Secretary of State, Nellie M. Gorbea.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.13 - Appendix A

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Results of Sample Lottery for Illustration Purposes Only:
1. Moderate
2. Democrat
3. Republican
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.14 - Appendix B

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Results of Sample Lottery for Illustration Purposes Only:
1. Democrat
2. Republican
3. Moderate
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.15 - Appendix C

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Example of a ballot layout for Democratic State Committeeman where there is more than one unendorsed candidate running for the office
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B. Example of a ballot layout for Representative District Committee where 3 members are elected to the committee and Local Ward Committee where 5 members are elected to the committee.
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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.16 - APPENDIX D

Current through June 14, 2024
(To be filed with the Department of State not later than 4 p.m. on August 8, 2018)
(R.I. Gen. Laws §
														17-19-7)
State of Rhode and Providence Plantations
We hereby certify the following to be a true LIST OF REFERENDA/QUESTIONS to be voted for at the City/Town Election to be held in (City/Town) on November 6, 2018.
Type the complete referenda/questions below, including the descriptive heading, authorization and text of each question as indicated in the Department of State Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR- 20-00-01) adopted January 1, 1998, as amended. If all of the questions do not fit below, list all of the descriptive headings below and attach additional pages containing the complete referenda/questions.
NOTE: The order in which referenda/questions are listed below will be the order in which they will appear on the ballot.
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Check this box if you are also submitting the referenda question(s) electronically.
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Check this box if there are no local referenda/questions to appear on your November 6, 2018 General Election Ballot.
Date
Board of Canvassers
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Placement of Candidates and Local Referenda/Questions on Election Ballots (100-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-1.17 - APPENDIX E

Current through June 14, 2024
A. SAMPLE HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT TO BURRILLVILLE HOME RULE CHARTER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
(Resolution of the Town Council adopted September 4, 1996)
Shall the powers and duties of the department of public works include maintaining town grounds, public parks, playgrounds, beaches, and recreation facilities? (Amends Sec. 13.02)
B. SAMPLE LOCAL REFERENDUM
PURCHASE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT
$400,000 BONDS AND NOTES
(Chapter 124 - Public Laws of 1996)
"Shall an act passed at the 1996 session of the general assembly entitled 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ISSUE $400,000 BONDS AND NOTES FOR THE PURCHASE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT IN THE CITY' be approved?"
C. SAMPLE REGIONAL REFERENDUM
EXETER-WEST GREENWICH SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 CLASSROOM ADDITION - WAWALOAM SCHOOL
BONDS NOT TO EXCEED $3,800,000
(Chapter 101/220 - Public Laws of 1996)
"Shall an act passed at the 1996 session of the general assembly entitled 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE EXETER-WEST GREENWICH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FINANCE A TWELVE (12) CLASSROOM ADDITION TO THE WAWALOAM SCHOOL AND TO ISSUE BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,800,000 THEREFOR' be approved?"
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Restoration of Voting Rights Act of 2006 (RIRVRA) (100-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-2.1 - Purpose and Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The RIRVRA, R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-9.2-3(g)  charged the Department of State with the responsibility to develop and implement a program to educate attorneys, judges, election officials, correctional officers and members of the public about the requirements of the Restoration of Voting Rights Act, ensuring that:
1. Judges are informed of their obligations;
2. The Department of Corrections is prepared to carry out its responsibilities;
3. Voter registration forms are appropriately revised;
4. Probation and Parole Officers are informed and prepared to notify probationers and parolees;
5. Information concerning RIRVRA is made available to government officials and the public through a single publication; and
6. Voting rights are restored to persons discharged from incarceration, or never incarcerated following felony convictions, whether discharged or sentenced before or after the effective date of RIRVRA.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Restoration of Voting Rights Act of 2006 (RIRVRA) (100-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-2.2 - Notification to the Judiciary and Attorneys

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department of State shall notify, in writing, the Chief Justices of the Rhode Island Superior, Family and District Courts, requesting that such notification be shared with associate justices of the respective Courts, of the obligation imposed by RIRVRA to notify criminal defendants of the potential loss and restoration of their voting rights. Before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony, and before imposing a felony sentence after trial, the Court must notify the defendant that the conviction will result in their loss of the right to vote only if, and for so long as, the person is incarcerated, but voting rights are restored upon discharge from incarceration. Incarceration is interpreted to mean confinement in a prison and does not include home confinement or mandatory confinement in rehabilitation (as opposed to correctional) facilities, or confinement in a so-called halfway house. Such notification shall also be provided to the Chief Judge of the United States District Court of Rhode Island whose compliance will be requested as a matter of accommodation.
B. The Department of State shall notify, in writing, the Rhode Island Bar Association of the provisions of RIRVRA with a request that the Bar Association disseminate the information to all of its member attorneys.
C. A copy of these Rules and Regulations, as formally approved and adopted, will be delivered to the Chief Justices of each court listed above and to the Rhode Island Bar Association.
D. A person convicted of a felony under the laws of any other state, or under the laws of the United States and subsequently incarcerated, shall have their voting rights likewise restored upon discharge from such incarceration.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Restoration of Voting Rights Act of 2006 (RIRVRA) (100-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-2.3 - Members of the Public

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department of State will prepare, provide and make available to the public a single publication which will be available electronically, in hard copy and posted on its website in both English and Spanish. This publication will include:
1. information about the voting rights, including the right to cast a provisional ballot, of persons who have been charged with, or convicted of, crimes, whether disenfranchising or not;
2. a copy of these Rules and Regulations; and
3. a listing of agencies able to provide additional information or voter registration assistance.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Restoration of Voting Rights Act of 2006 (RIRVRA) (100-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-2.4 - Department of Corrections

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department of Corrections (DOC) will act as a voter registration agency. As part of the release process leading to a sentenced felon's discharge from incarceration, the DOC shall notify that person, in writing, that voting rights are restored and provide that person with a voter registration form and a declination form, and offer that person assistance in filling out the appropriate form. The DOC will transmit the completed voter registration form to the State Board of Elections (BOE) in a timely manner, and according to a process and schedule established by the BOE, or alternatively, the DOC shall retain the declination form as part of its official records. No person shall be compelled to complete either form as a condition of release. If a person refuses to permit the DOC to transmit a completed voter registration form to the BOE, the person shall be permitted to make their own arrangements for delivery of the form to the BOE.
B. The BOE will train DOC staff to assure proper completion of the voter registration form and the declination form and will provide all necessary forms to the DOC. Training will also occur upon hiring and annually for all relevant employees, and within 30 days of any procedural changes or updates. The DOC will transmit completed voter registration forms to the BOE in a timely manner, and according to a process and schedule established by the BOE. The process and schedule will be to ensure that persons completing the voter registration form are added to the statewide Central Voter Registration System (CVRS) as quickly as possible.
C. The DOC shall once a month transmit to the Elections Division of the Department of State two lists, as follows:
1. persons convicted of a felony, who during the preceding monthly period, have become ineligible to vote because of their incarceration; and
2. persons convicted of a felony, who during the preceding monthly period, have become eligible to vote because of their discharge from incarceration.
3. Each list shall contain the following information about such persons:
a. name;
b. date of birth;
c. date of entry of judgment of conviction;
d. description of offense (Note: The Department of Corrections is not the official keeper of the records for offense descriptions and therefore DOC descriptions should not be relied upon in lieu of official court records);
e. sentence;
f. any alias identity(ies);
g. last known address (including city or town);
4. Additionally, in the 60-day period prior to a statewide primary or election, the DOC shall also transmit the above-mentioned two lists on a more frequent schedule as determined by the Department of State.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Restoration of Voting Rights Act of 2006 (RIRVRA) (100-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-2.5 - Probation and Parole Staff

Current through June 14, 2024
The Department of State, in cooperation with the BOE and the DOC, shall inform Probation and Parole staff of the rights of convicted felons, who are citizens of the United States and who have been discharged from incarceration, of their eligibility to register to vote, even if they remain on probation or parole. Such staff shall be instructed by the DOC that when meeting with such probationers and parolees to inform them of their eligibility to register to vote. Training will also occur upon hiring and annually for all relevant employees, and within 30 days of any procedural changes or updates. Probation and Parole staff shall not be responsible for instructing such persons in the completion of the voter registration forms, but shall only be responsible for referring such persons to the BOE or local board of canvassers in the city or town where the person resides.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Restoration of Voting Rights Act of 2006 (RIRVRA) (100-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-2.6 - Voter Registration Forms

Current through June 14, 2024
Voter registration instructions shall clearly indicate that people who have been disqualified from voting because of felony convictions will regain the right to vote when they are discharged from incarceration. The oath on voter registration forms shall be revised to contain a statement that the registrant is not incarcerated in a correctional facility upon final conviction of a felony, thereby deleting any reference to probation and parole.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Restoration of Voting Rights Act of 2006 (RIRVRA) (100-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-2.7 - Statewide Central Voter Registration System (CVRS)

Current through June 14, 2024
The Department of State shall ensure that persons who are eligible and registered to vote following their discharge from incarceration shall have their names added to the CVRS and forwarded to the appropriate local board of canvassers in the same manner as all other names are added to the CVRS.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Restoration of Voting Rights Act of 2006 (RIRVRA) (100-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-2.8 - Election Officials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The RIRVRA mandates that the Department of State shall ensure that persons who have become eligible to vote because of their discharge from incarceration face no continued barriers to registration or voting resulting from their felony convictions.
B. The Department of State shall provide training to all local election officials on the CVRS processing of removals and restoration of voter registrations based on information provided by the DOC. Local election officials shall be trained by the Department of State and the BOE on the mandates of the RIRVRA. Training will occur upon hiring and annually for all relevant employees, and within 30 days of any procedural changes or updates.
C. The BOE will train staff at the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and other voter registration agencies about the eligibility of people with felony convictions to register to vote. Training will also occur annually for all relevant employees, and within 30 days of any procedural changes or updates.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Secretary of State Establishing the Procedure for the Issuance of Voter Identification Cards (100-RICR-20-00-3) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-3.1 - Authority/Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department of State is responsible for the issuance of Rhode Island Voter Identification ("Voter ID") Cards upon request by Voters (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-19-24.2).
B. Rules and regulations are established in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35) and available for public inspection, submissions or requests at the Department of State, Administrative Records Division, State Library, State House, 82 Smith St., Providence, Rhode Island 02903.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Secretary of State Establishing the Procedure for the Issuance of Voter Identification Cards (100-RICR-20-00-3) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-3.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
"Current and Valid" means a document that has not expired by its terms prior to the date the document is presented.
"CVRS" means the State's Central Voter Registration System (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-6-1.2).
"Voter" or "Voters" means an individual(s) who has (have) registered to vote pursuant to State law or Regulation.
"Voter ID Application" means a form prescribed by the Department of State which is submitted by the Voter at the time a Voter ID Card is requested and which shall include all information required by the Department of State.
"Voter ID Card" means a Voter Identification Card issued to a voter who qualifies for such card under State law and this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Secretary of State Establishing the Procedure for the Issuance of Voter Identification Cards (100-RICR-20-00-3) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-3.3 - Procedure to Obtain a Voter ID Card

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All Rhode Island Voters who do not possess any of the current and valid Voter Identifications listed in §
										3.3(B)     of this Part are eligible to obtain a Voter ID Card by submitting a Voter ID Application to the Department of State.
B. Voters who possess one of the following forms of current and valid photo identification will not be eligible to acquire a Voter ID Card because they already possess a current and valid identification for voting:
1. Rhode Island driver's license/permit;
2. United States passport;
3. Identification card issued by any federally recognized tribal government;
4. Identification card issued by a United States educational institution;
5. United States military identification card;
6. Identification card issued by the United States or the State of Rhode Island; or
7. Government issued medical card
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Secretary of State Establishing the Procedure for the Issuance of Voter Identification Cards (100-RICR-20-00-3) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-3.4 - Where to Obtain Voter Identification Cards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Department of State, Elections Division, 148 West River Street, Providence, RI 02904;
B. The Department of State's mobile unit will visit locations around Rhode Island. Locations are determined by the Department of State;
C. Such other locations throughout Rhode Island as the Department of State shall determine.
D. For information regarding the location and schedule of the Department of State's mobile unit site visits, please contact the Department of State's Elections Division at 401-222-2340 or visit
www.sos.ri.gov
.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Secretary of State Establishing the Procedure for the Issuance of Voter Identification Cards (100-RICR-20-00-3) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-3.5 - Cost and Validity of Voter ID Cards

Current through June 14, 2024
There shall be no cost or fee to Voters to acquire the Voter ID Card. Voter ID Cards will only be valid while a voter's status is Active or Inactive in the CVRS. Issuance of a Voter ID Card does not, in and of itself, give an individual the right to vote. An individual will need to comply with all other provisions of State and Federal Law to be allowed voting status within Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Secretary of State Establishing the Procedure for the Issuance of Voter Identification Cards (100-RICR-20-00-3) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-3.6 - Procedure to Update or Replace Lost/Misplaced or Stolen Voter ID Cards

Current through June 14, 2024
Voters who desire to update their Voter ID Card or who lose, misplace or report their Voter ID Card stolen, may apply for an updated or replacement Voter ID Card following the identical process for acquisition of an original Voter ID Card.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
Rules and regulations are established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-28 and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35) and are available for public inspection, submissions, or requests at the Department of State, Administrative Records Division, State Library, State House, 82 Smith St., Providence, Rhode Island 02903.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
Enable victims of domestic violence to participate in the electoral process by providing address confidentiality.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.3 - Application filed with the Department of State

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A registered voter who is a victim of domestic violence (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-28-2(c)),  is eligible to enroll in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence for the purpose of participating in the electoral process. The application must be submitted on the form provided by the Department of State.
B. A voter registration form shall be attached to the application and must also be completed by the applicant. The home address listed on the voter registration form shall be the participant's actual place of residence; the mailing address listed on the voter registration form shall be the address designated by the Department of State pursuant to these rules and regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.4 - Requests for Applications

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applications may be obtained in person or by mail from the Department of State, Elections Division, 148 West River Street, Providence, RI 02904. Applications may also be obtained on the Department of State's website which is currently:
http://sos.ri.gov/divisions/elections/Voters/voter-registration
.
B. The Department of State shall also name state and local agencies and non-profit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence as designated sites for victims of domestic violence to obtain applications. This list may be updated as agencies are brought to the attention of the Department of State.
C. The Department of State shall provide each agency with a supply of applications and return envelopes as well as a copy of these rules and regulations and any other instructional materials that the Department of State may deem appropriate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.5 - Application made at Counseling and Shelter Services

Current through June 14, 2024
A. If any individual or representative of any designated office (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-28-6) assisted in the preparation of the application, this individual or representative must sign the application where indicated.
B. Completed applications must be delivered to the Department of State, Elections Division, 148 West River Street, Providence, RI 02904 in a sealed envelope which is clearly marked "Attention: ACP".
C. Agencies assuming the responsibility for the delivery of the application to the Department of State's Elections Division must deliver the application within seven (7) days of completion.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.6 - Determination of Residence Address

Current through June 14, 2024
The applicant shall list the address of actual residence on the application. This shall be the address used by the Elections Division for routing the application to the appropriate local board of canvassers for the purpose of determining the appropriate ballot(s) to be provided to the voter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.7 - Determination of Designated Address for Mailing Purposes

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The applicant shall also designate a mailing address where official elections mail can be received. It is the address where the participant's mail ballot application, actual ballot, and other related voting materials will be sent.
B. In the event that the program participant does not wish to or is unable to provide a mailing address, the Department of State will designate a mailing address. Accordingly, the address designated by the Department of State shall be the Department of State, Elections Division - "ACP", 148 West River Street, Providence, RI 02904. In these cases, the Elections Division will contact the program participant by phone to advise that official election mail is being held for him/her at 148 West River Street.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.8 - Determination of Eligibility of Applicant

Current through June 14, 2024
The Elections Division shall review each application and shall contact the appropriate court as listed on the application to verify the issuance of the restraining order or no contact order.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.9 - Certification as a Program Participant

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Upon finding that the application is properly completed and that the applicant is eligible to participate in the program, the Elections Division shall certify the individual as a program participant for a period of four (4) years from the date of filing unless the certificate is withdrawn or invalidated before that date.
B. Notice of acceptance into the program shall be sent to the participant at the mailing address listed on the application. Notice shall also include terms and conditions of participation in the program, an explanation of the procedures and methods of voting available, and the date of expiration of the certificate.
C. The Elections Division shall forward the completed voter registration form to the appropriate local board of canvassers with a cover letter explaining the procedures to be followed. The original application shall be kept on file at the Elections Division.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.10 - Maintenance of Records by Local Board of Canvassers

Current through June 14, 2024
The local board of canvassers shall maintain all registrations pertaining to program participants in a separate file maintained in a location which is not accessible to the public. Access to such separate file shall be expressly limited to local board of canvasser employees. The local board of canvassers shall not include the name or the address of a program participant in any list of registered voters available to the public. The board of canvassers may not make the participant's address contained in voter registration records available for public inspection or copying except as permitted by state law (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-28-5).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.11 - Disclosure of Residence Address and Mailing Address

Current through June 14, 2024
The actual residence address and mailing address of a program participant cannot be disclosed other than as set forth in state law (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-28-6).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.12 - Voting in Advance of Election Day

Current through June 14, 2024
The program participant may vote within the 20 day period before Election Day by visiting their city or town hall or the Department of State's Election's Division.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.13 - Voting in Person on Election Day

Current through June 14, 2024
The program participant may vote in person by going to the local board of canvassers in the city or town in which he/she resides and obtaining a temporary certificate of registration on election day. The local board shall prepare such temporary certificate of registration in accordance with regulations issued by the State Board of Elections. The local board will direct the voter to the appropriate polling place within the city or town. The voter shall present the certificate to the warden at the polling place where he or she will be allowed to vote.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.14 - Voting by Mail Ballot

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The program participant may vote by mail ballot by requesting a mail ballot application from the Elections Division. The participant shall receive a mail ballot application, an envelope addressed to the appropriate local board of canvassers, and instructions on the information to be provided on the mail ballot application. This instruction sheet will include instructions on applying for a mail ballot including, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Filling out the mail ballot application using the designated address in lieu of registered address on the application;
2. Checking off category #1 and print "ACP" in the space provided for location; and
3. Entering the designated address as the mailing address under category #1.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.15 - Issuance of Ballot

Current through June 14, 2024
The Elections Division shall process the mail ballot application and send the mail ballot to the program participant at the mailing address provided on the address confidentiality application. The ballot sent to the program participant shall be the ballot that corresponds to the residence address of the program participant. The Elections Division shall print "ACP" as well as the district number on the inner-certifying envelope. The return envelope provided to the program participant and addressed to the State Board of Elections shall include the notation "Attention: ACP".
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.16 - Board of Elections Notification

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Elections Division shall maintain a confidential listing of persons participating in the address confidentiality program. The listing shall contain the name of the voter, the actual residence address, the designated mailing address, and the congressional, senatorial, representative, and local district information of the person's residence address.
B. Twenty (20) days prior to any primary or election, the Elections Division shall forward a sealed envelope containing the list of persons participating in the address confidentiality program, and voting by mail ballot in said election, to the Chair of the State Board of Elections. Said envelope shall be opened only if requested by a law enforcement agency or if directed by a court order (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-28-6). If not opened in accordance with state law (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-28-6),  the Board of Elections shall return the sealed envelope to the Elections Division upon certification of the election results.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.17 - Tabulation of Ballots Cast by Program Participants

Current through June 14, 2024
Voted mail ballots shall be certified and tabulated in a manner to maintain address confidentiality in accordance with rules and regulations set forth by the Board of Elections.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.18 - Re-certification and/or Removal from the Program

Current through June 14, 2024
A. At the conclusion of the four (4)-year certification, the participant must reapply to the Elections Division in order to be eligible to participate in the program. The Elections Division shall send notice to the program participant ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the four (4)-year certification.
B. The Elections Division may cancel the certification of a program participant if mail sent to the designated address is returned as undeliverable, or if the program participant moves without providing the Department of State with seven (7) days prior notice. The Elections Division shall cancel the certification of a program participant if material information on the application is found to be false or if the program participant obtains a name change. The Elections Division shall immediately send such notice of cancellation to the program participant. If the notice of cancellation is returned as undeliverable, then it shall be retained as part of the file and the return notice shall be deemed to have been given.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence (100-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 100-RICR-20-00-4.19 - Board of Elections Rules and Regulations

Current through June 14, 2024
This rule and regulation must be read and interpreted in conjunction with the Board of Elections rules and regulations adopted pursuant to state law (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-28-8).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 30 - Business Services › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Uniform Commercial Code Revised Article 9 - Administrative Rules › Section 100-RICR-30-00-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Purpose. This Part describes the practices and procedures of the Uniform Commercial Code Section of the Rhode Island Department of State, Office of the Secretary of the State relative to Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). They do not apply to a filing office in which mortgages or records of mortgages on real property are required to be filed or recorded.
B. Duties and Responsibilities of Filing Officer. The duties and responsibilities of the filing officer with respect to the administration of the UCC are ministerial. In accepting for filing or refusing to file a UCC record pursuant to this Part, the filing officer does none of the following:
1. Determine the legal sufficiency or insufficiency of a record;
2. Determine that a security interest in collateral exists or does not exist;
3. Determine that information in the record is correct or incorrect, in whole or in part; or
4. Create a presumption that information in the record is correct or incorrect, in whole or in part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 30 - Business Services › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Uniform Commercial Code Revised Article 9 - Administrative Rules › Section 100-RICR-30-00-1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Terms used in this section that are defined in the UCC and not otherwise defined in this section shall have the respective meanings accorded to such terms in the UCC. For the purposes of this Part, the following words and abbreviations shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the following meanings. For the avoidance of doubt, the lack of capitalization for any defined term herein shall not relieve such term from the definition ascribed to it below, unless the context indicates otherwise.
1. "Address" means either:
a. street address, route number (may include box) or P.O. Box number plus the city, state and zip code; or
b. an address that purports to be a mailing address outside the United States.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 30 - Business Services › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Uniform Commercial Code Revised Article 9 - Administrative Rules › Section 100-RICR-30-00-1.3 - Singular and Plural Forms

Current through June 14, 2024
Singular nouns shall include the plural form and plural nouns shall include the singular, unless the context otherwise requires.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 30 - Business Services › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Uniform Commercial Code Revised Article 9 - Administrative Rules › Section 100-RICR-30-00-1.4 - Place to File

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Filing Office. The filing office is the office for filing UCC records relating to all types of collateral except:
1. as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut; and
2. when the relevant financing statement is filed as a fixture filing and the collateral is goods which are or are to become fixtures (§§
											1.4(A)(1) and (2)     of this Part as articulated and defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											6A-9-501,  6A-9-502).
3. Regardless of the nature of the collateral, the filing office is the office for filing all UCC records where the debtor is transmitting utility.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 30 - Business Services › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Uniform Commercial Code Revised Article 9 - Administrative Rules › Section 100-RICR-30-00-1.5 - Office Hours

Current through June 14, 2024
Although the filing office maintains regular office hours (8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, except holidays), it receives electronic transmissions 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, except for scheduled maintenance and unscheduled interruptions of service. Electronic transmissions may be retrieved and processed periodically (but no less often than once each day the filing office is open for business).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 30 - Business Services › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Uniform Commercial Code Revised Article 9 - Administrative Rules › Section 100-RICR-30-00-1.6 - UCC Record Delivery; Time of Filing

Current through June 14, 2024
A. UCC records may be tendered for filing at the filing office as follows:
1. Personal or Courier Delivery at the Filing Office's Street Address. The time of filing for a UCC record delivered in-person or by courier delivery to the filing offices is, notwithstanding the time of delivery, the earlier of the time the financing statement is accepted for filing or the next close of business following the time of delivery. A UCC record delivered after regular business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for business will have a filing time no later than the close of business on the next day the filing office is open for business.
2. Postal Service Delivery to the Filing Office's Mailing Address. The time of filing for a UCC record delivered by this method is, notwithstanding the time of delivery, the time the document is accepted for filing but no later than the close of business the day after the filing office receives the record. If a UCC record is delivered after regular business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for business, the time for filing will be calculated from the time the filing office is next open for business.
3. Electronic Transmission using the Filing Office's Authorized Transmission Standards. The file time for a UCC record delivered by this method, notwithstanding the time of delivery, is the time the record is accepted for filing but no later than the next close of business following the time of delivery. A UCC record delivered after regular business hours or on a day the filing office is not open for business will have a filing time no later than the close of business on the next day the filing office is open for business. Electronic mail cannot be used for filing UCC records or for requesting searches of the records of financing statements.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 100 - Department of State › Chapter 30 - Business Services › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Uniform Commercial Code Revised Article 9 - Administrative Rules › Section 100-RICR-30-00-1.7 - Forms

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Copies of the following authorized forms are available on the Rhode Island Department of State Office of the Secretary of State website at
www.sos.ri.gov
or as otherwise indicated herein.
1. The forms authorized in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											6A-9-521(a) and (b)  and any amendments thereto;
2. The Rhode Island state-approved form for information requests; and
3. The most current International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA) national filing forms, which may be found on the internet at
www.iaca.org
.