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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Peer Review Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
1.9.1
Peer
				 Review Program
A. Applicability.
				 Participation in the program is required of each practice unit licensed or
				 registered with the Board who performs accounting or auditing engagements,
				 including, but not limited to, audits, reviews, compilations, forecasts,
				 projections or other special reports.
B. Operation. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §
											5-3.1-10, it is a condition of renewal of a practice unit permit for the
				 firm to undergo periodic peer reviews no more frequently than once every three
				 (3) years. On renewal, the firm shall attest and provide proof that the firm is
				 in compliance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-3.1-10 and §
											1.9     of this Part.
				 Each practice unit enrolled in a program of an approved sponsoring organization
				 shall adopt the review date assigned by the sponsoring organization.
C. Minimum Standards. The Board hereby adopts
				 the "Standards for Performing and Reporting on Peer Reviews" promulgated by the
				 AICPA as its minimum standards for peer review of practice units; provided,
				 however, that peer reviews performed by the National Society of Public
				 Accountants shall be deemed to meet these requirements.
D. Approved Sponsoring Organizations. The
				 Securities and Exchange Commission Practice Section, Private Companies Practice
				 Section, National Society of Public Accountants, AICPA Peer Review Program, and
				 New England Peer Review are approved sponsoring organizations. Other
				 organizations may apply to be added to the Board's list of approved sponsoring
				 organizations.
E. Exemptions. A
				 practice unit which does not perform accounting or auditing engagements,
				 including, but not limited to, audits, reviews, compilations, forecasts,
				 projections, or other special reports shall certify that fact to the Board on
				 renewal and shall be exempt from peer review requirements. A practice unit
				 which begins providing these services must have a peer review within eighteen
				 (18) months of the date such services were first provided.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.10 - Administrative Procedures for Complaints, Investigations, and Contested Hearings

Current through June 14, 2024
1.10.1
Routine Complaint Processing
A.
				 Applicability. Any person, firm, business entity or public officer, including a
				 licensee, may submit a complaint to the Board against any licensee or person
				 believed to be engaged in unlicensed activity (referred to herein as
				 "respondent").
B. Form. All
				 complaints shall be submitted in writing and signed by the complainant or its
				 authorized representative. A complaint shall state the grounds for the
				 complaint, including a statement of facts or circumstances upon which the
				 complaining party relies for the charge. A complaint shall state the name,
				 address, and telephone number of the complainant or representative to be
				 contacted by the Board or its investigative designees for purposes of
				 investigation or giving of notice.
C. Construction of Complaint. Failure to
				 include any of the information described in §1.10.1(B) of this Part will
				 not necessarily preclude the Board from acting on the complaint or acting with
				 respect to the factual allegations upon its own motion.
D. Notice to Respondent. Upon receipt of a
				 complaint, the Board shall notify the person against whom the complaint is made
				 of the facts of the complaint.
E.
				 Response by Respondent. Within twenty (20) days of receipt of notice that a
				 complaint has been filed, the respondent shall respond in writing to the
				 Board.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.11 - Declaratory Rulings and Petitions for Rulemaking

Current through June 14, 2024
Requests for declaratory rulings and petitions for
					 rulemaking shall be handled according to the Department of Business
					 Regulation's Regulation for Declaratory Rulings and Petitions,
					 230-RICR- 10-00-3, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act,
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.12 - Access to Public Records Act

Current through June 14, 2024
Requests for records pursuant to the Access to Public
					 Records Act ("APRA") shall be handled according to the Department of Business
					 Regulation's Regulation for Access to Public Records, 230-RICR- 10-00-1, and in
					 accordance with APRA, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 38-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.13 - Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
Initial and Reciprocity License
								 Fee
$375.00
Triennial License Renewal Fee
$375.00
Reinstatement of Expired License
								 Fee
$500.00 plus $375.00 renewal fee
Practice Unit Permit
$0
License/Permit Verification Fee
$25
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Appealing of Late Fines (410-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-1.1

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby
				  amends rules and regulations relating to contributions and expenditures
				  reporting pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-25-11(g) and
				  17-25.2-5(d).
B. Said rules and regulations are amended
				  pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35 et
				  seq.) and are available for public inspection at the offices of the Rhode
				  Island Board of Elections, 50 Branch Avenue, Providence, Rhode
				  Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Appealing of Late Fines (410-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-1.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
This rule is adopted by the Board of Elections for the
					 purpose of clarifying and expanding upon R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-25-11(g) and
					 17-25.2-5(d).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Appealing of Late Fines (410-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-1.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
"Filer" means any candidate, committee, or person required
					 to file Campaign Finance Reports pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-25-11 and
					 17-25.2-5.
"Supervisory Staff' means the Board of Elections'
					 Executive Director, Director of Campaign Finance, or their
					 designees.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Appealing of Late Fines (410-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-1.4 - Contesting Late Filing Fines

Current through June 14, 2024
A. When the Board
				  of Elections assesses a Filer with a fine for failure to file reports under
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-25-11(g)(2) or
				  17-25.2-5(d)(2),
				  and the Filer is subsequently notified by certified mail of the imposition of
				  the fine, then the Filer may appeal the fine on grounds that the fine was
				  incorrectly imposed within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of the
				  non-compliance or in the event that the notice is not claimed, within
				  forty-five (45) days of the date on which the notice was sent. A failure to
				  file a timely appeal shall be deemed an admission. Requests for appeals must be
				  in accordance with the Rules of Practice and Procedure in Adjudicatory Hearings
				  before the Rhode Island Board of Elections (Part 20-00-2 of this
				  Title).
B. Nothing in this section
				  shall prohibit the Board of Elections from acting on its own motion to waive
				  any fines or fees imposed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Appealing of Late Fines (410-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-1.5 - Waiver of Late Filing Fines - For Good Cause Shown

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Filers seeking waivers of fines or fees
				  imposed under R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-25-11(g) or
				  17-25.2-5(d) may
				  request a waiver by the Board of Elections for good cause shown within sixty
				  (60) days of receipt of notice of the non-compliance or if the notice is not
				  claimed, within seventy-five (75) days of the date on which the notice was
				  sent. Waivers may only be considered if there are no reports past due. All
				  waiver requests must be submitted either in writing or electronically and
				  contain the Filer's name, address, a statement specifying the fines and fees to
				  be waived, and cause for the late filing.
B. The Board of Elections hereby authorizes
				  its Supervisory Staff to administratively review and act upon all requests,
				  including setting conditions for any full or partial waivers, where the amount
				  of fines and fees do not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000 - Waiver requests
				  where the amount off fines exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) will be
				  submitted to the Board for public hearing, provided however, that the Board
				  hereby authorizes its legal counsel to take whatever action is available under
				  the law to collect any outstanding penalties and, with the consent of the
				  Board's Supervisory Staff, to set conditions for any full or partial
				  waivers.
C. Filers may appeal the
				  Supervisory Staff's decision on any waiver-request for a de novo public hearing
				  to the Board of Elections within forty-five (45) days of the date of the
				  notice, which shall contain a statement of the Filer's right of appeal. All
				  requests for a hearing must be in writing and in compliance with the Rules of
				  Practice and Procedure in Adjudicatory Hearings before the Rhode Island Board
				  of Elections.
D. Nothing in this
				  section shall prohibit the Board of Elections from acting on its own motion to
				  waive any fines or fees imposed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Appealing of Late Fines (410-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-1.6 - Applicability - Prior Fines and Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
All fines and fees due prior to the adoption of this
					 regulation are hereby subject to this regulation. All the rights and periods of
					 waiver and appeal stated herein shall commence with the date of adoption of
					 this regulation. All previous notices sent prior to the adoption of this
					 regulation shall be deemed sufficient and shall not be
					 resent.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Appealing of Late Fines (410-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-1.7 - Implementation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Board of Elections may promulgate
				  procedures and forms necessary to implement the within rules and regulations
				  required under the Rhode Island General Laws.
B. These rules and regulations were adopted
				  at a meeting of the State Board of Elections held on 13th day of July 2010
				  pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-1, et seq.). By Order of the
				  Rhode Island Board of Elections.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Fines and Penalties for Contributions Made and Received in Excess of the Allowable Annual Contribution Limits (410-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-2.1

Current through June 14, 2024
The within policy is for the purpose of establishing a
					 schedule of fines and penalties for those contributions made and received by
					 individuals, candidates/officeholders and entities in accordance with the Rhode
					 Island Campaign Contributions & Expenditures Reporting Act ("Act") and
					 which exceed the allowable annual contribution limits permitted by the
					 Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Fines and Penalties for Contributions Made and Received in Excess of the Allowable Annual Contribution Limits (410-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-2.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purpose of this policy, the
				  following definitions shall be in effect:
1.
				  "Candidate/Officeholder" shall mean a candidate as defined pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											17-25-3(2); an
				  individual elected to and/or holding public office; and, an individual
				  accepting contributions and/or incurring expenditures or maintaining an "open"
				  campaign account are required to file reports with the Board of Elections
				  pursuant to the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-25.
2. "Entity" shall mean a political party
				  committee and political action committee (PAC).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Fines and Penalties for Contributions Made and Received in Excess of the Allowable Annual Contribution Limits (410-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-2.3 - Fines and Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
2.3.1
Contributions Made In Excess Of Allowable Limits
A. An individual, candidate/officeholder or
				  entity which makes a contribution to a candidate/officeholder or entity which
				  is in excess of the allowable annual contribution limits shall be subject to
				  the following:
1. Upon determining that an
				  individual, candidate/officeholder or entity has made a contribution (or
				  contributions) to a candidate/officeholder or entity which, in the aggregate,
				  exceeds the allowable annual contribution limits, the individual,
				  candidate/officeholder or entity, as the case may be, shall be issued a warning
				  against making any further contributions which exceed the allowable annual
				  limits, including those contributions which may be made in excess of the
				  allowable annual limits to other candidates/officeholders or
				  entities.
2. Upon determining that
				  an individual, candidate/officeholder or entity, who has previously received a
				  warning from the Board pursuant to §2.3.1(A)(1) of this Part, has made a
				  contribution (or contributions) to a candidate/officeholder or entity which, in
				  the aggregate, exceeds the allowable annual contribution limits, the
				  individual, candidate/officeholder or entity, as the case may be, shall be
				  issued a second warning against making any further contributions which exceed
				  the allowable annual limits, including those contributions which may be made in
				  excess of the allowable annual limits to other candidates/officeholders or
				  entities.
3. Upon determining that
				  an individual, candidate/officeholder or entity, who has received a second
				  warning from the Board pursuant to §2.3.1(A)(2) of this Part, has made a
				  contribution (or contributions) to a candidate/officeholder or entity which, in
				  the aggregate, exceeds the allowable annual contribution limits, the
				  individual, candidate/officeholder or entity, as the case may be, shall be
				  fined one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each contribution(s) made to any
				  candidate/officeholder or entity which exceeds the allowable annual
				  contribution limits.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Fines and Penalties for Contributions Made and Received in Excess of the Allowable Annual Contribution Limits (410-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-2.4 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
A. This policy shall be effective upon
				  adoption and shall apply to all contributions made or received commencing on
				  January 1, 2004; provided, however, that any individual, candidate/officeholder
				  or entity who shall have made or accepted contributions in excess of the
				  allowable annual limits prior to adoption of these policies shall not be
				  penalized or fined beyond the issuance of a warning as provided for in
				  §§2.3.1(A)(1) or 2.3.2(A)(1) of this Part, as the case may be, for
				  the contributions made or accepted during this period which exceeded the
				  allowable limits.
B. The within
				  policy is hereby adopted by the Board of Elections this 1st day of June
				  2004.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Contributions and Expenditures Reporting (410-RICR-10-00-3) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-3.1

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby
				  adopts the rules and regulations relating to contributions and expenditures
				  reporting pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-25-11 and
				  17-25.2-5.
B. Said rules and regulations are adopted
				  pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35 et
				  seq.) and are available for public inspection at the offices of the Rhode
				  Island Board of Elections, 50 Branch Avenue, Providence, Rhode
				  Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Contributions and Expenditures Reporting (410-RICR-10-00-3) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-3.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
This rule is adopted by the Board of Elections for the
					 purpose of clarifying and expanding upon R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-25-11 and
					 17-25.2-5.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Contributions and Expenditures Reporting (410-RICR-10-00-3) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-3.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
"Campaign finance report" or "Report" means the Summary of
					 Campaign Activity (CF-2) form and, unless otherwise not required, the Schedule
					 of Contributions Received (CF-3) form and the Schedule of Expenditures (CF-4)
					 form.
"Filer" means any candidate, committee, or person required
					 to file Campaign Finance Reports pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-25-11 and
					 17-25.2-5.
"Materially amend" means to add, delete, or alter more
					 than 500 dollars ($500) or ten percent (10%), whichever is larger, of the total
					 fiscal sum of either the contributions or expenditures on any Campaign Finance
					 Report. Provided, however, that any willful omission of any amount shall be
					 subject to review and penalties by the Board.
"Substantially complete" means that ninety percent (90%)
					 or more of the total fiscal sum of all required contributions and expenditures
					 are disclosed on the CF- 2 form and correspond to itemized amounts accounted
					 for on the CF-3 and CF-4 forms.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Contributions and Expenditures Reporting (410-RICR-10-00-3) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-3.4 - Rules and Regulations for a Complete Report

Current through June 14, 2024
A. When a
				  Filer submits a Campaign Finance Report to the Board of Elections pursuant to
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-25-11 and
				  17-25.2-5 that is Substantially
				  Complete, the date of the original submission will become the filing
				  date.
B. When a Filer submits a
				  Campaign Finance Report to the Board of Elections that is not Substantially
				  Complete and later Materially Amends it, the date of amendment will become the
				  actual filing date. As a result, late filing fines and fees may be assessed
				  pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-25-11(g) and
				  17-25.2-5(d).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Contributions and Expenditures Reporting (410-RICR-10-00-3) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-3.5 - Notice and Appeals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. When the Board
				  of Elections has reason to believe that any required portions of a Campaign
				  Finance Report were late or willfully or knowingly left blank, incomplete, or
				  inaccurate, the Board may take action against the Filer pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §§
										17-25-13,
				  17-25-16,
				  17-25-11(g), and
				  17-25.2-5(d).
B. The Board of Elections shall notify the
				  Filer of any violations by certified mail pursuant to the requirements of R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										17-25-11(3); the
				  Filer has the opportunity to appeal any actions based on any
				  violations.
C. Notwithstanding any
				  of the provisions of these rules and regulations, the Board of Elections shall
				  have the authority to waive late filing fees for good cause shown.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Contributions and Expenditures Reporting (410-RICR-10-00-3) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-3.6 - Implementation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Board of Elections may promulgate
				  procedures and forms necessary to implement the within rules and regulations
				  required under the Rhode Island General Laws.
B. These rules and regulations were adopted
				  at a meeting of the State Board of Elections held on the 21 day of 2010
				  pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35-1,
				  et seq.). By Order of the Rhode Island Board of Elections.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Matching Public Funds - Contribution Exemption and Additional Expenses (410-RICR-10-00-4) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-4.1

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby
				  adopts rules and regulations for matching public funds - contribution exemption
				  and additional expenditures pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §§
										17-25-20 and
				  17-25-24.
B. Said rules and regulations are adopted
				  pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35 et
				  seq.) and are available for public inspection at the offices of the Rhode
				  Island Board of Elections, 50 Branch Avenue, Providence, Rhode
				  Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Matching Public Funds - Contribution Exemption and Additional Expenses (410-RICR-10-00-4) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-4.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The Rhode Island Board of Election hereby adopts the
					 within rules and regulations for the purpose of clarifying and expanding upon
					 the contribution exemption and additional expenditures for R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §§
										17-25-20 and
					 17-25-24.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Matching Public Funds - Contribution Exemption and Additional Expenses (410-RICR-10-00-4) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-4.4 - Additional Expenditures for R.I. Gen. Laws Section 17-25-24

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Note: The regulation to be adopted by the
				  Board of Elections ("Board") appears in §
										4.4(C) of
				  this Part beneath the specific section of the Rhode Island General Law which
				  the Board is seeking to address with the adoption of said regulation.
B.
										§17-25-24 Additional Expenditures -
				  Any candidate eligible to receive public funds and electing to receive these
				  funds whose opponent does not elect to receive public funds shall be permitted
				  to raise additional private contributions and make additional expenditures for
				  election purposes in an amount in excess of the candidate's maximum allowable
				  expenditure limit equal to the amount by which the expenditures of the opponent
				  exceed the maximum allowable expenditure limit that would have applied to the
				  opponent's expenditures had the opponent elected to receive public
				  funds.
C. Moreover, to the extent
				  that the candidate has not received the total amount of public funds provided
				  for the general office sought, he or she may use private contributions received
				  within the same election cycle to request matching public funds and make
				  additional expenditures in an amount in excess of the candidate's maximum
				  allowable limit equal to the amount by which the expenditures of his or her
				  opponent exceed the maximum allowable expenditure limit that would have applied
				  to the opponent's expenditures had the opponent elected to receive public
				  funds.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Matching Public Funds - Contribution Exemption and Additional Expenses (410-RICR-10-00-4) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-4.5 - Implementation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Board of Elections may promulgate
				  procedures and forms necessary to implement the within rules and regulations
				  required under the Rhode Island General Laws.
B. These rules and regulations were adopted
				  at a meeting of the State Board of Elections held on the 13th day of July 2010
				  pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-1, et seq.). By Order of the
				  Rhode Island Board of Elections.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Eligibility For Matching Public Funds For Candidates For General Office (MPF #01-01) (410-RICR-10-00-5) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-5.1

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Regulations pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
				  Chapter 17-25 "RI Campaign Contributions & Expenditures Reporting
				  Act"
B. The Rhode Island Board of
				  Elections (the "Board") hereby adopts the within rules and regulations relating
				  to the "Rhode Island Campaign Contributions & Expenditures Reporting Act"
				  (the "Act") pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
										17-25-5, as amended.
C. Said rules and regulations are being
				  established pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws
				  Chapter 42-35) and are available for public inspection, submissions or requests
				  at the offices of the Rhode Island Board of Elections, 50 Branch Avenue,
				  Providence, Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Eligibility For Matching Public Funds For Candidates For General Office (MPF #01-01) (410-RICR-10-00-5) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-5.2 - MPF #01-01. Eligibility For Matching Public Funds For Candidates For General Office.

Current through June 14, 2024
The Board of Elections recognizes that conflicts and
					 ambiguities exist in the Rhode Island general laws for persons seeking general
					 office with regards to their eligibility for matching public funds if, during
					 the first two years of a four-year election cycle, those persons were
					 candidates for any other public office. In recognition of these conflicts and
					 ambiguities the Board is promulgating the following regulations with respect to
					 candidate eligibility for matching public funds.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Eligibility For Matching Public Funds For Candidates For General Office (MPF #01-01) (410-RICR-10-00-5) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-5.3 - Contributions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Incumbent general officeholders &
				  persons who were not candidates for any other public office during the first
				  two years of a four-year election cycle as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-25-3(5).
1. All contributions received by incumbent
				  general officeholders and persons who were not candidates for any other public
				  office during the first two years of a four-year election cycle, which
				  otherwise qualify to be matched with public funds pursuant to the provisions of
				  R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-25, shall be eligible to be matched with public
				  funds.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 5 - Eligibility For Matching Public Funds For Candidates For General Office (MPF #01-01) (410-RICR-10-00-5) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-5.4 - Expenditures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Incumbent general officeholders &
				  persons who were not candidates for any other public office during the first
				  two years of a four-year election cycle as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-25-3(5).
1. All expenditures incurred during the
				  four-year election cycle shall be included as part of the expenditure
				  limitations established by the Board of Elections pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
											17-25-20.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 6 - Reporting Requirements for Coordinated and Independent Expenditures (410-RICR-10-00-6) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-6.1

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby
				  adopts rules and regulations on reporting requirements for coordinated and
				  independent expenditures pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  Chapter 17-25 et seq., due to the United States Supreme Court decision rendered
				  in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commissioner, 130 S. Ct 876 - US. -
				  (2010).
B. Said rules and
				  regulations are adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I.
				  Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35 et seq.) and are available for public inspection at the
				  offices of the Rhode Island Board of Elections, 50 Branch Avenue, Providence,
				  Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 6 - Reporting Requirements for Coordinated and Independent Expenditures (410-RICR-10-00-6) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-6.4 - Reporting Requirements for Independent Expenditures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. It is lawful for any person, including any
				  corporation or any other organization not otherwise prohibited by law and not
				  making an expenditure to or with any candidate, political committee, political
				  party, or political action committee, to independently expend from a person's
				  own funds, including from the treasury of a corporation or organization, a sum
				  which is not to be repaid to said person for the purpose of expressly
				  advocating for the support or defeat of a candidate.
B. Whenever any person makes an independent
				  expenditure that in the aggregate exceeds one hundred dollars ($100.00) in a
				  calendar year, said person shall file a report with the Board of Elections,
				  designated as CF-8, which shall state, under the penalty of perjury, the
				  following information:
1. The identification
				  of the person making the independent expenditure, including the person's
				  address and principal place of business, if not an individual, and the amount
				  expended;
2. The identification of
				  any person sharing or exercising direction or control over the activities of
				  the person making said expenditure, including that person's address and the
				  principal place of business, if not of an individual; and
3. The name and address of every person or
				  entity receiving an expenditure which in the aggregate exceeds one hundred
				  dollars ($100.00), and the amount of each expenditure.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 6 - Reporting Requirements for Coordinated and Independent Expenditures (410-RICR-10-00-6) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-6.5 - Disclaimer Requirement for Independent Expenditures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For any communication made for the purpose
				  of expressly advocating the support or defeat of a candidate, by any person
				  which is an independent expenditure and has not been authorized, or financed by
				  a candidate, political party, candidate committee, or political action
				  committee, a disclaimer statement identifying the person paying for the
				  communication shall include a disclaimer statement, which must:
1. State that the communication is not
				  authorized by any candidate or the candidate's committee; and
2. Identify the name and street address,
				  telephone number and web address, if any, of the persons or legal entity who
				  financed said communication.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 6 - Reporting Requirements for Coordinated and Independent Expenditures (410-RICR-10-00-6) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-6.6 - Disclosure Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
No person shall make any contribution to-any other person,
					 including a corporation, association, or union, for the purpose of an
					 electioneering communication in any name except its own or in any manner for
					 the purpose of disguising the true origin of said contribution. No person shall
					 form or use a corporation or other legal entity to make electioneering
					 communications with the intention to either disguise the true origin of the
					 funds or evade the reporting requirements of this chapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 6 - Reporting Requirements for Coordinated and Independent Expenditures (410-RICR-10-00-6) › Section 410-RICR-10-00-6.7 - Implementation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Board of Elections may promulgate
				  procedures and forms necessary to implement the within rules and regulations
				  required under the Rhode Island General Laws.
B. This Part was adopted at a meeting of the
				  State Board of Elections held on the 13th day of July 2010 pursuant to the
				  Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-1, et seq.)
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 7 - Rules and Regulations on the Permitted and Prohibited Use of Campaign Funds › Section 410-RICR-10-00-7.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
This regulation is hereby adopted by the Board of Elections
					 (the "Board") for the purpose of clarifying and expounding on the provisions
					 and requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-25-7.2 of the Rhode Island
					 Campaign Finance & Expenditures Reporting Act (the "Act") regarding the
					 permitted and prohibited used of campaign funds.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 7 - Rules and Regulations on the Permitted and Prohibited Use of Campaign Funds › Section 410-RICR-10-00-7.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This regulation is adopted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §
										17-25-5(a)(3).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 13 - Disclosure of Independent Expenditures, Electioneering Communications, and Covered Transfers › Section 410-RICR-10-00-13.1 - PURPOSE

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Board of Elections adopts the
				  following rules for the purpose of clarifying the disclosure requirements for
				  independent expenditures, electioneering communications, and covered transfers
				  in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-25.3-1 et seq.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 13 - Disclosure of Independent Expenditures, Electioneering Communications, and Covered Transfers › Section 410-RICR-10-00-13.2 - AUTHORITY

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These rules are adopted by the Board of
				  Elections pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-7-5(c) and
				  17-25.3-1 et seq. These rules are
				  available for public inspection at the offices of the Rhode Island Board of
				  Elections, 2000 Plainfield Pike, Cranston, Rhode Island, and are also available
				  electronically on the website of the Secretary of State in the Rhode Island
				  Code of Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 13 - Disclosure of Independent Expenditures, Electioneering Communications, and Covered Transfers › Section 410-RICR-10-00-13.4 - COORDINATED EXPENDITURES

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An expenditure
				  or electioneering communication that disseminates, distributes, or republishes,
				  in whole or in part, any public communication or other form of campaign
				  materials prepared by a candidate, authorized candidate committee, or political
				  party committee is a contribution to the candidate or committee, unless:
1. The campaign material is disseminated,
				  distributed, or republished by the candidate or committee that prepared the
				  material;
2. The campaign material
				  is incorporated into a communication that advocates the defeat of the candidate
				  or committee that prepared the material; or
3. The campaign material consists of a brief
				  quote of materials that demonstrates a candidate's or committee's position as
				  part of a person's expression of its own views.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 13 - Disclosure of Independent Expenditures, Electioneering Communications, and Covered Transfers › Section 410-RICR-10-00-13.5 - REPORTING OF COVERED DISBURSEMENTS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. It is lawful for
				  any person, not otherwise prohibited by law and not acting in coordination with
				  any candidate, authorized candidate committee, or political party committee, to
				  expend personally from that person's own funds a sum which is not to be repaid
				  to him or her for any purpose not prohibited by law to support or defeat a
				  candidate or referendum.
B.
				  Reports. Any independent spender that makes covered disbursements exceeding one
				  thousand dollars ($1,000) in the aggregate during a calendar year shall file a
				  report with the Board of Elections. The report shall include the following
				  information:
1. The full name, street address,
				  telephone number, and email address of the independent spender.
a. An independent spender who is an
				  individual shall also include their occupation and employer (if self-employed,
				  the name and place of business).
b.
				  An independent spender, other than an individual, shall also include:
(1) The full name, street address, telephone
				  number, and email address of the treasurer or individual filing the report on
				  behalf the independent spender;
(2)
				  The full name and street address of the chief executive officer or principal
				  officer of the independent spender;
(3) The type of entity. A tax-exempt
				  organization under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall
				  specify which type of exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code §
				  501(c). A political committee shall include the Key Number assigned to the
				  committee by the Board of Elections; and
(4) The URL for the independent spender's
				  official website, if any.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 13 - Disclosure of Independent Expenditures, Electioneering Communications, and Covered Transfers › Section 410-RICR-10-00-13.6 - SEPARATE CAMPAIGN-RELATED ACCOUNTS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In accordance
				  with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-25.3-2, an independent spender
				  may establish a separate campaign-related account to make covered
				  disbursements. The separate campaign-related account shall be maintained
				  separately from all other accounts controlled by the independent spender and
				  shall consist exclusively of amounts paid directly to the account by persons
				  other than the independent spender.
B. An independent spender that establishes a
				  separate campaign-related account shall not make any transfer or payments from
				  its general treasury into the separate campaign-related account.
C. An independent spender that establishes a
				  separate campaign-related account shall not make a covered disbursement from
				  any source other than the separate campaign-related account.
D. An independent spender that establishes a
				  separate campaign-related account shall exclusively use amounts in the account
				  to make covered disbursements. Upon dissolution of a separate campaign-related
				  account, any surplus funds in the account shall be returned to donors on a
				  prorated basis, distributed to state or municipal governments or agencies, or
				  donated to any organization which is a tax-exempt organization under §
				  501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
E. An independent spender that establishes a
				  separate campaign-related account shall file reports of covered disbursements
				  made from the account in accordance with § 13.5 of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 13 - Disclosure of Independent Expenditures, Electioneering Communications, and Covered Transfers › Section 410-RICR-10-00-13.7 - DISCLAIMERS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Video advertising. Any independent spender
				  that makes a covered disbursement for video advertising shall include at the
				  end of such advertising:
1. A clearly
				  identifiable video, photographic, or similar image of the independent spender's
				  chief executive officer or principal officer; and
2. An audio statement recorded by the
				  independent spender's chief executive officer or principal officer in the
				  following form: "I am (full name of CEO or principal officer), (title), of
				  (full name of independent spender), and I approved its content."
3. If the independent spender is a tax-exempt
				  organization under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (other
				  than an organization described in § 501(c)(3) of such Code), an exempt
				  nonprofit as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											17-25-3, or an organization
				  organized under § 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the
				  advertising shall also include a written statement in the following form: "The
				  top five donors to the organization responsible for this advertisement are"
				  followed by a list of the five (5) persons making the largest aggregate
				  donations to the independent spender during the twelve (12) month period before
				  the date of the advertising.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 10 - Campaign Finance › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 13 - Disclosure of Independent Expenditures, Electioneering Communications, and Covered Transfers › Section 410-RICR-10-00-13.9 - IMPLEMENTATION

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Board of Elections may promulgate
				  procedures and forms necessary to implement the requirements of this
				  Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Address Confidentiality For Victims Of Domestic Abuse (410-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-1.1

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Rhode Island Board of Elections has
				  promulgated the within rules and regulations relating to address
				  confidentiality for victims of domestic abuse pursuant to and in accordance
				  with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-28-8, as amended.
B. Said rules and regulations are established
				  pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-1, et seq.) and are
				  available for public inspection, submissions, or requests at the offices of the
				  Rhode Island Board of Elections, 50 Branch Avenue, Providence, Rhode
				  Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Address Confidentiality For Victims Of Domestic Abuse (410-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-1.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The following rules and regulations are adopted in order to
					 enable victims of domestic violence to participate in the electoral process by
					 providing address confidentiality.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Address Confidentiality For Victims Of Domestic Abuse (410-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-1.3 - Eligibility

Current through June 14, 2024
A person who is certified as a program participant in the
					 Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) by the Office of the Secretary of State
					 pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-28-3 shall be eligible to cast
					 a ballot in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Address Confidentiality For Victims Of Domestic Abuse (410-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-1.4 - Manner of Casting a Ballot

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The program
				  participant may elect to cast a ballot either:
1. in person on election day; or
2. by mail ballot.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Address Confidentiality For Victims Of Domestic Abuse (410-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-1.5 - 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 or she resides and
					 obtaining a "Temporary Certificate of Registration" on election day. The local
					 board shall prepare such "Temporary Certificate of Registration" so that the
					 program participants' residence address indicated on the certificate shall be
					 the address of the local board of canvassers. Upon completion of the
					 "certificate" the local board shall direct the voter to the appropriate polling
					 place within the city or town. The voter shall present the "certificate" to the
					 moderator or warden, as the case may be, at the polling place where he or she
					 will be allowed to cast his or her ballot in accordance with the provisions of
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-19.