Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Ballot Applications, Certification by Voter and Certified Voting Lists at the Polling Place (410-RICR-20-00-4) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-4.6 - Procedure for Voting

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Procedure
1. The voter shall present a valid photo
				  identification. In the event that a voter does not present a valid photo
				  identification, the voter shall be provided a provisional ballot in accordance
				  with the Provisional Voting regulation, 410-RICR- 20-00-13. Once identity has
				  been confirmed, the Epoll book shall electronically search and locate the voter
				  on the certified voter list. The voter shall then state his/her name and
				  address to the bipartisan pair of Supervisors. Once the voters name is clearly
				  repeated back to them, the bipartisan pair of Supervisors shall confirm that
				  the voter's information matches the information set forth in the Epoll book and
				  shall repeat the voter's name and address in a loud, clear and distinct voice.
				  The voter shall sign the Epoll book with his or her name as it appears in the
				  Epoll book. In party primaries only, after repeating the voter's name and
				  address, the bipartisan pair shall confirm the party affiliation listed on the
				  certified voting list. Unaffiliated voters signing the Epoll book must choose
				  on the signature screen the party ballot they wish to cast. In the event that
				  the voter is unable to sign his or her name on the Epoll book, he or she shall
				  be provided an alternative paper-based form of voter attestation.
2. After witnessing the voter's signature or
				  mark, the bipartisan pair of Supervisors shall initial the Epoll book and shall
				  press "accept" on the Epoll book.
3. The bipartisan pair of Supervisors shall
				  then issue a ballot to the voter. In party primaries, only, the bipartisan pair
				  of Supervisors must issue the voter a ballot corresponding to the party the
				  voter is affiliated with. Unaffiliated voters will be given the ballot of the
				  party they designated on the Epoll book.
4. If the bipartisan pair cannot locate the
				  voter's name on the certified voting list for the precinct set forth in the
				  Epoll book, or if in a primary only the voter states the party affiliation
				  listed is incorrect, the bipartisan pair of Supervisors shall direct the voter
				  to the Clerk who shall review the master certified voting list and determine if
				  the voter is registered to vote in the city or town and in which voting
				  precinct they are eligible to vote. The Clerk shall provide voter affirmation
				  forms or provisional ballots to voters as necessary.
5. If the Board or its Executive Director
				  determines that exigent circumstances exist, the Supervisors, under the
				  direction of the Board of Elections, will utilize the paper version of the
				  certified voting list for the precinct. Upon finding the voter's name on the
				  certified voting list for the precinct the Supervisor shall affix the voter's
				  label from the certified voting list onto a prenumbered ballot application
				  issued in numerical order and the voter shall sign on the line adjacent next to
				  the label on the ballot application. In party primaries only, after noting the
				  voter's party affiliation, the bipartisan pair of supervisors must affix the
				  voter's label to the appropriate party ballot application.