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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 18 - Voter Identification (410-RICR-20-00-18) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-18.4 - Proof of Identity

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any person
				  claiming to be a registered and eligible voter who desires to vote on Election
				  Day shall provide proof of identity. Acceptable proof of identity is as
				  follows:
1. Photo Identification
Voters presenting themselves to vote at the polling place
					 shall present to polling place election officials a current and valid document
					 listed below, that includes a photograph of the person to whom the document was
					 issued:
a. Rhode Island Driver's
				  license;
b. Rhode Island voter
				  identification card
c. United
				  States passport;
d. Identification
				  issued by a United States educational institution;
e. United States military identification
				  card;
f. Identification card issued
				  by the United States or the State of Rhode Island;
g. Government issued medical card;
h. Employee identification card;
i. Identification card provided by a
				  commercial establishment;
j. Credit
				  or debit card;
k. Health club
				  identification card;
l. Insurance
				  plan identification card;
m. Public
				  housing identification card.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 18 - Voter Identification (410-RICR-20-00-18) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-18.5 - 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 Twenty-second day of
				  February, 2012 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 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 19 - Voter Registration (410-RICR-20-00-19) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-19.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are adopted by the Board of
					 Elections for the purpose of implementing the voter registration requirements
					 of both federal and state laws.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 19 - Voter Registration (410-RICR-20-00-19) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-19.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby amends the rules
					 and regulations relating to voter registration pursuant to and in accordance
					 with R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-7-5(c) and
					 17-9.1-1 et seq. Said rules and
					 regulations are adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §
										42-35-1 et seq.) and are available
					 for public inspection at the offices of the Rhode Island Board of Elections, 50
					 Branch Avenue, Providence, 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 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 19 - Voter Registration (410-RICR-20-00-19) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-19.4 - Voter Registration Process

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Every person who
				  is or may be qualified by the next Election Day to vote may register by any of
				  the following methods:
1. By completing a
				  Rhode Island voter registration form, as prescribed by the State Board at the
				  Board of Elections, either by In-Person, Third-Party, or by Mail, as set forth
				  in §
											19.5 of this Part;
2. By submitting an electronic voter
				  registration application through the Secretary of State website, as prepared by
				  the Secretary, or other electronic portal established and maintained by the
				  Secretary for the purpose of accepting electronic voter
				  registrations,
3. Through annual
				  registrations at high schools, and vocational schools, as conducted under the
				  supervision of the local boards of canvassers in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
											17-9.1-4.1,
4. Through local registration agents
				  appointed by the local boards of canvassers in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
											17-9.1-5,
5. Through statewide registration agents
				  appointed by the State Board,
6. By
				  submitting an application at the Division of Motor Vehicles for a driver's
				  license or a renewal of the license,
7. At the time that a person is discharged
				  from incarceration from the Department of Corrections in accordance with R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §§
											17-9.1-8(a) and
				  17-9.2-1, et seq., and
8. At any office in the state that provides
				  public assistance.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 19 - Voter Registration (410-RICR-20-00-19) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-19.5 - Voter Registration Form

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Voter
				  Registration Data. Persons may register to vote in Rhode Island by completing a
				  Rhode Island Voter Registration Form, in a format prescribed and authorized by
				  the Board of Elections within these regulations; or a federal voter
				  registration application prepared by the Federal Election Assistance
				  Commission, or other designated federal agency; or when casting a vote for
				  president or vice president on election day, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
										17-1-3; or submitting an
				  application for a provisional ballot at the polling place on election day; or
				  submitting an electronic application for voter registration through the Rhode
				  Island Division of Motor Vehicles in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-9.1-7; or submitting an
				  electronic registration through the Secretary of State website or other
				  electronic portal established and maintained by the Secretary for the purpose
				  of accepting electronic voter registrations.
1. Registration Form - The State Board shall
				  publish a Rhode Island Voter Registration Form and instructions that include:
a. Type of registration
(1) The applicant shall check the purpose for
				  the submission of the voter registration form including: new registration,
				  address change, party change, or name change.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 19 - Voter Registration (410-RICR-20-00-19) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-19.6 - CVRS-issued Identification Numbers of Registered Voters

Current through June 14, 2024
The CVRS shall assign a unique "voter identification
					 number" to every registered voter that shall remain assigned to the voter while
					 the voter resides in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 20 - Challenging the Registration of a Voter Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Section 17-9.1-28 (410-RICR-20-00-20) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-20.1

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any person desiring to challenge the
				  registration of any registered voter must file a separate affidavit with the
				  local board of canvassers for each voter they wish to challenge. The affiant
				  must affix any supporting documents to the affidavit. Each affidavit must be
				  based upon the personal knowledge of the affiant and must set forth evidence
				  which would create a reasonable cause to suspect that the challenged voter is
				  not in fact eligible to vote. Evidence of the return of undeliverable mail
				  shall not, in and of itself, constitute reasonable cause and affidavits
				  alleging undeliverable mail must contain additional evidence that the voter is
				  not eligible to vote.
B. For the
				  purposes of determining reasonable cause, all information and documentation
				  must be affixed to the affidavit and submitted to the local board of canvassers
				  at least 20 days before an impending election. Challengers will not be allowed
				  to supplement their affidavits less than 20 days before an election. Provided,
				  however, that no person may be removed from a voting list within the ninety
				  (90) day period prior to any election unless such person shall request such
				  removal or testify under oath that such person no longer resides within such
				  city or town, or by reason of criminal conviction, mental incapacity or
				  death.
C. If the response to item
				  #3 in the affidavit requires the attachment of additional pages the affiant
				  must indicate in the appropriate space on the affidavit the number of
				  additional pages so attached and each additional page must be labeled at the
				  top of the page "Item #3 continued".
D. Any challenge not in conformance with this
				  regulation will be returned to the challenger.
E. The affidavit used to challenge a voter's
				  right to vote shall be in substantially the following form:
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F. By
				  Order of the Rhode Island State Board of Elections. ADOPTED AT A MEETING OF THE
				  BOARD OF ELECTIONS HELD ON JUNE 20, 1995. At a June 27, 2006 meeting of the
				  board and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-4.1, the members voted to
				  refile Amended Regulations Adopted By the State Board of Elections in
				  Connection with Challenging the Registration of a Voter Pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
										17-9.1-28 (last filed with
				  Administrative Records on 9/26/95).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 22 - Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Appeals from Rulings by Local Boards of Canvassers (410-RICR-20-00-22) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-22.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
To outline Appellate Procedure from Rulings by Local Boards
					 of Canvassers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 22 - Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Appeals from Rulings by Local Boards of Canvassers (410-RICR-20-00-22) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-22.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Appeals
					 from Rulings by Local Boards of Canvassers (hereinafter the "Rules of Appellate
					 Procedure") are adopted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-7-1, et seq., and in accordance
					 with the Administrative Procedures Act, (R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-1, et seq.). All regulations
					 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 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 22 - Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Appeals from Rulings by Local Boards of Canvassers (410-RICR-20-00-22) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-22.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Board" means the State Board of
				  Elections, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-7-5.
B. "Board of canvassers" means any of the
				  boards of canvassers for each of the cities and towns in the State of Rhode
				  Island.
C. "Party" or "Parties"
				  means each person named or added to a matter pending before the Board of
				  Elections.
D. "Petitioner" means
				  the Party who brings an appeal from a decision, order or final action taken by
				  a local board of canvassers.
E.
				  "Respondent" means a Party whose rights are affected or adjudicated in the
				  underlying matter and who seeks to uphold the Board of Canvassers' action that
				  is the subject of the appeal.
F.
				  "Regular business hours" means the regular business hours of the Board and,
				  unless otherwise specified, shall be 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through
				  Friday.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 22 - Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Appeals from Rulings by Local Boards of Canvassers (410-RICR-20-00-22) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-22.4 - Scope of Rules of Appellate Procedure

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules of Appellate Procedure shall govern any and all
					 appeals to the Board of Elections from any decision, order, decree or other
					 final action taken by a Board of Canvassers, unless otherwise specifically
					 exempted by law, regulation or order by the Board.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 22 - Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Appeals from Rulings by Local Boards of Canvassers (410-RICR-20-00-22) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-22.5 - Suspension of Rules

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Board
				  recognizes that certain matters pertaining to elections are governed by
				  accelerated deadlines under both Rhode Island and federal law. Consequently,
				  upon a good cause determination, the Board may suspend any or all of the
				  requirements set forth in these Rules of Appellate Procedure on application by
				  a Party, or its own motion, and may order proceedings to be accelerated, in
				  accordance with any and all deadlines imposed under applicable Rhode Island and
				  federal law.
B. The Board shall
				  notify the parties of the suspension of any rule, including time periods. Said
				  notice by the Board shall be provided to the parties either electronically or
				  in writing.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 22 - Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Appeals from Rulings by Local Boards of Canvassers (410-RICR-20-00-22) › Section 410-RICR-20-00-22.6 - Procedure for Filing Appeal - 20 Days

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Filing
1. Each and every appeal must be filed with
				  the Board within twenty (20) days following the date of the order, decision,
				  decree or other final action taken by a Board of Canvassers. Upon a showing of
				  excusable neglect, the Board may extend the time for filing the notice of
				  appeal for good and sufficient reason upon a motion made by any
				  person.
2. An appeal shall be
				  deemed to have been filed when the signed, original appeal is received and
				  filed with the Board. Each appeal must include the following:
a. a written statement signed by the
				  Petitioner, or if represented, by his or her legal counsel, that summarizes the
				  order, decision, decree or other final action appealed from, the date that such
				  order or decree was entered by the Board of Canvassers, and a concise summary
				  of the reasons for appealing said action by the Board of Canvassers;
b. a copy of said order or decree, if
				  available, from the Board of Canvassers;
c. the full name, telephone number and
				  mailing address of the Petitioner and, if represented, legal counsel to
				  Petitioner;
d. a brief but concise
				  description of the alleged error of law or regulation, sufficient to apprise
				  the Board and any Respondent of the nature of said appeal; and
e. a certification that a copy of said appeal
				  was mailed to each and every Respondent known to Petitioner.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
This Regulation establishes uniform guidelines for the
					 certification and challenging of mail ballots.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Regulation is adopted pursuant to and in accordance
					 with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-20-1,
et
					 seq.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Board of Canvassers" means the board of
				  canvassers in a city or town.
B.
				  "Board of Elections" or "State Board" means the Rhode Island Board of
				  Elections.
C. "CVRS" or "Central
				  Voter Registration System" means the single, unified, centralized, interactive
				  computerized statewide voter registration system maintained and administered by
				  the Office of the Secretary of State. The CVRS shall be the official voter
				  registration system utilized by local boards of canvassers for the conduct of
				  all federal, state and local elections in Rhode Island and shall include the
				  name and registration information for every registered voter in the
				  state.
D. "Designated Election
				  Official" means a member of the Board staff, or other person expressly
				  authorized by the Board or its Executive Director to conduct functions that
				  relate to the processing of mail ballot certification envelopes. All authority
				  to qualify or disqualify a mail ballot shall be subject to Board review and
				  determination when required. Provided further that before any mail ballot
				  envelope is determined to be not qualified, the mail ballot envelope shall be
				  reviewed by at least one member of the Board, who can then bring the matter to
				  the entire Board when needed. Designated Election Officials shall be sworn in
				  by a member of the Board, or its Executive Director, and shall promise to apply
				  all laws and regulations pertaining to elections, including but not limited to
				  those laws and regulations pertaining to the certification of mail
				  ballots.
E. "Political party" means
				  a political party that has met the recognition requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
										17-1-2(9).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.4 - Verification and Certification of Mail Ballots

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each
				  mail ballot certification envelope shall be initially examined in a publicly
				  noticed session and by a pair of designated election officials in accordance
				  with the following procedure.
B.
				  Verification of Mail Ballot Certification Envelopes
1. Notice and Public Sessions
a. The Board shall provide notice at least two (2)
				  business days whenever possible, but not less than twenty-four (24) hours
				  before the commencement of all sessions held for the purpose of certifying mail
				  ballots. Said sessions may begin twenty (2o) days prior to and continuing up to
				  and including Election Day, until completed.
b. Notice shall be given to the public on the
				  Board's website, and the Secretary of State's website at least twenty-four (24)
				  hours before commencing any session. All candidates for state and federal
				  office, as well as state chairpersons for all recognized political parties,
				  shall be given notice by telephone, electronic mail, or otherwise and shall
				  inform the person of the day on which a candidate's district will be verified,
				  certified and tabulated.
c. The
				  certification process shall be done within a railed space in the room in which
				  it takes place, and the Board shall admit within the railed space, to witness
				  the processing and certification of the ballots, the interested persons,
				  including the candidates, or at least one representative of each candidate for
				  whom votes are at the time being processed, and an equal number of
				  representatives of each political party. These representatives shall be
				  authorized in writing by the voter, the candidate, or the chairperson of the
				  state committee of the political party, respectively, as the case may be. The
				  Board shall also, in accordance with these rules, admit representatives of the
				  press and newscasting agencies and any other persons that it deems
				  proper.
d. No pen, pencil or other
				  writing instrument or liquids shall be allowed within the designated area for
				  verifying and processing mail ballots.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.5 - STANDING AND BASES FOR CHALLENGES TO MAIL BALLOTS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Who May Challenge a Mail Ballot
1. The following persons may assert a
				  challenge to a mail ballot:
a. any voter who
				  has cast a mail ballot being reviewed, or the voter's representative;
b. any candidate who appears on the ballot in
				  question and whose votes are being processed, or his or her designated
				  representative;
c. any recognized
				  party representative or recognized party chair;
d. any registered voter of the same precinct
				  as the person submitting a mail ballot.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.6 - TIME WITHIN WHICH CHALLENGE MAY BE ASSERTED

Current through June 14, 2024
All objections must be submitted in writing at the time
					 that the oath envelope is publicly examined under the verification process set
					 forth under §
										23.3 of this Part and prior
					 to the acceptance and separation of the oath envelope from the inner envelope
					 containing the mail ballot. Thereafter, any and all objections shall be deemed
					 untimely and waived.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.7 - PROCEDURE FOR OBJECTION TO THE CERTIFICATION OF A BALLOT

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All objections to any mail ballot
				  application/certification envelope shall first be made verbally to the
				  designated election officials during the review process. The designated
				  election official shall proceed to segregate the oath envelope that is the
				  subject of the objection. The envelope shall remain segregated in a secure
				  location until the objection has been ruled upon by the Board.
B. Upon segregation of the ballot oath
				  envelope, the challenger shall set forth the basis for the objection in
				  writing, which shall be signed by the challenger upon a form promulgated by the
				  Board. Each challenged mail ballot shall be challenged separately. Each
				  challenge shall specify the reasons why the mail ballot does not comply with
				  the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-20 or why the mail ballot voter
				  is not legally entitled to vote in the election. The challenge shall be signed
				  by the challenger. Said form shall notify the challenger that the mail ballot
				  certification process shall not be subject to any frivolous or technical
				  challenge. The Board shall stamp the objection with the time and date
				  received.
C. The failure to submit
				  a timely written objection shall constitute a waiver of any challenge to the
				  ballot in question.
D. The Board
				  shall convene one or more public meetings to address and rule upon all
				  objections that have been filed in accordance with this protocol and that have
				  not been cured by the voter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.9 - SUMMARY DISPOSITION OF CHALLENGES

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Board may
				  summarily dispose of any challenge upon a determination that:
1. the challenge was not submitted in
				  writing;
2. the challenge has been
				  filed without any factual basis to support the claim;
3. the claimed irregularity is insufficient,
				  as a matter of law, to constitute a basis to reject the mail ballot;
				  or
4. where, upon an examination of
				  the oath envelope, it is facially evident that the envelope was not submitted
				  in compliance with each of the requirements set forth under R.L Gen. Laws
				  §17-20-1
et seq
., including, but not limited to:
a. the deposit of the ballot at the Board
				  within the time allotted by law;
b.
				  the making of a false application or certification;
c. the verification of the voter's signature;
				  or
d. a mail ballot that was not
				  voted by the voter who purportedly cast it or was voted by a person who was not
				  eligible to vote by mail.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.10 - RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Current through June 14, 2024
A complete record of the proceedings conducted under §
										23.7 of this Part shall be
					 recorded electronically and/or by stenographic means by the
					 Board.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.11 - ACCEPTANCE OR DISQUALIFICATION OF BALLOT

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Based on its
				  own motion, the Board shall either accept as valid or disqualify any mail
				  ballot which it determines, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, was not
				  voted by the voter who purportedly cast it, or was voted by a voter who was not
				  eligible to vote by mail ballot or was not obtained and voted in the manner
				  prescribed by R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-20. If the Board disqualifies the mail
				  ballot, then the application and certification envelope and shall be marked
				  VOID. The voter shall be notified of the Board's determination and the basis
				  for its ruling.
B. f the Board
				  determines that the mail ballot is valid, then the ballot shall be processed
				  and tabulated in the same manner as all other mail ballots. Provided, however,
				  the Board shall not process a challenged mail ballot for at least one (1)
				  business day in order to afford the challenger with the opportunity to seek
				  emergency judicial review of the Board's final determination. Thereafter, the
				  mail ballot shall be certified and tabulated.
C. Unless otherwise afforded by law, any
				  order or decision entered by the Board may be subject to discretionary review
				  by a petition the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Otherwise, said order or decision
				  entered by the Board shall be final.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 23 - Rules and Regulations for Mail Ballot Certification Process › Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.12 - PROTOCOL TO CURE DEFICIENCIES AND OMISSIONS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. When a
				  mail ballot application or certification envelope has been challenged, or has
				  been found defective or deficient by the designated election officials, the
				  voter shall be provided notice of the challenge and/or defect by the Designated
				  Election Official, in accordance with the requirements set forth under §
										23.4(B)(2)(c)
				  and shall be afforded an opportunity to correct or complete the mail ballot
				  application/certification envelope in accordance with the following
				  procedures.
B. Correcting for
				  Omitted Signature or Other Information
1.
				  Where a ballot has been returned to the Board in an envelope that has not been
				  signed by the voter, the Designated Election Official shall notify the voter of
				  the deficiency by mail, and by providing notice electronically whenever the
				  voter has opted-in to receive such electronic notifications from election
				  officials, that the ballot cannot be accepted unless the missing or deficient
				  information is received (not just postmarked) no later than 4:00 p.m. on the
				  third day following the date of a primary or seven (7) days following the date
				  of an election. Mail will be sent to the address listed in Box A on the mail
				  ballot application. If an address is also listed in Box B, mail will be sent to
				  the addresses listed in Box A and Box B.
2. The voter will be instructed to submit a
				  Deficient Mail Ballot Attestation Form with all of the information required to
				  certify the mail ballot certification envelope in accordance with R. I. Gen.
				  Laws Chapter 17-20. The Deficient Mail Ballot Attestation Form must be received
				  (not just postmarked) by the Board no later than 4:00 p.m. either three (3)
				  days following a primary, or seven (7) days following an election.
3. For those voters who are confined to a
				  hospital, nursing home or other institution, the Board shall assign two (2)
				  designated election supervisors to obtain a signature or other missing
				  information from the voter in person, whenever possible.
4. If the voter fails to provide the missing
				  information required by law and these rules and regulation, within the deadline
				  set forth in this section, the ballot shall be rejected and the certification
				  envelope shall be marked "VOID." The voter shall have the ability via an
				  electronic portal to determine the status of the ballot and the reasons why the
				  ballot was not accepted.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 25 - Rules and Regulations Establishing Vote-by-Mail Ballot Drop Boxes › Section 410-RICR-20-00-25.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose for these Rules and Regulations is to provide
					 mail ballot voters with an alternative method for the submission of ballots to
					 the Board of Elections for tabulation in regularly scheduled biennial primaries
					 and elections, and special primaries, special elections, and special
					 referendums by establishing Drop Box receptacles in each city and town in the
					 State of Rhode Island during regularly scheduled biennial primaries and
					 elections, and within cities and towns holding a special primary, special
					 election, or special referendum, and to address the need to offer an
					 alternative method of transmitting the mail ballots to the Board on a timely
					 basis under the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-20-16.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 25 - Rules and Regulations Establishing Vote-by-Mail Ballot Drop Boxes › Section 410-RICR-20-00-25.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Drop box" shall mean a locked and secure
				  container that shall serve as a receptacle for the receipt of mail and
				  emergency ballots cast by voters under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-20 during
				  regularly scheduled biennial primaries and elections, and special primaries,
				  special elections, and special referendums (hereinafter "Election Day"). Every
				  Drop Box established by the Board shall be deemed to be the property of the
				  Board and shall be available to the public beginning twenty (20) days prior to
				  Election Day and twenty-four (24) hours per day and seven (7) days per week
				  throughout this period if established outside the municipal building, and
				  during the normal business hours of the facility if established inside the
				  municipal building. All Drop Boxes must be accessible on Election Day from 7:00
				  A.M. through 8:00 P.M. (except for New Shoreham which shall be available from
				  9:00 A.M. through 8:00 P.M.), in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										17-18-10 and
				  17-18-11.
B. "Sealed certification envelope" shall mean
				  the envelope described under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-20-21 that is provided to the
				  mail ballot applicant by the Secretary of State for purposes of returning by
				  mail the completed ballot to the Board of Elections. The Sealed Certification
				  Envelope includes the certification provision set forth under R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
										17-20-21.
C. "Secure ballot transfer device" shall mean
				  a lockable bag or container in which ballots deposited at a Drop Box shall be
				  placed for purposes of transporting to the Board of Elections. Said device
				  shall remain locked while in transit to the Board of Elections and be
				  accessible only by the Board of Elections or the local board of
				  canvassers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 25 - Rules and Regulations Establishing Vote-by-Mail Ballot Drop Boxes › Section 410-RICR-20-00-25.3 - Effect of Depositing Ballot in any Designated Drop Box

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For purposes of these Rules and
				  Regulations, any ballot that is cast by a voter as either a mail ballot or
				  emergency ballot and is deposited by the voter into any Board of Elections Drop
				  Box on or before 8:00 P.M. on Election Day, shall be deemed to be received by
				  the Board of Elections, pursuant to the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-20-16. NO BALLOT SHALL BE
				  ACCEPTED AND TABULATED IF NOT INSERTED WITHIN THE SEALED CERTIFICATION ENVELOPE
				  PROVIDED TO THE VOTER PURSUANT TO R.I. Gen. Laws § 1720-21.
B. Any ballots deposited in any Board of
				  Elections Drop Box by 8:00 P.M. on Election Day and enclosed within its Sealed
				  Certification Envelope shall be processed, certified and tabulated in the same
				  manner as all other mail and emergency ballots that have been cast and received
				  by the Board of Elections by 8:00 P.M. on Election Day.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 25 - Rules and Regulations Establishing Vote-by-Mail Ballot Drop Boxes › Section 410-RICR-20-00-25.5 - Public Notice of Drop Box Locations

Current through June 14, 2024
The Board of Elections and Secretary of State shall provide
					 public notice of the availability and location of each Drop Box. Said notice
					 shall also be posted on the websites of the Board of Elections and Secretary of
					 State and, to the extent feasible, on the official website for each city and
					 town in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Relocation of Polling Places › Section 410-RICR-20-00-26.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are adopted by the Board of
					 Elections for the purpose of implementing a process and procedure for the
					 relocation of polling places previously approved by a local board of canvassers
					 ("Local Board").
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Relocation of Polling Places › Section 410-RICR-20-00-26.2 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby enacts these
					 Rules and Regulations regarding relocation of polling places pursuant to and in
					 accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-7-5. Said Rules and Regulations
					 are available for public inspection at the Rhode Island Board of Elections (the
					 "BOE"), 2000 Plainfield Pike, Cranston, RI 02921, 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 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Relocation of Polling Places › Section 410-RICR-20-00-26.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms used herein shall have the same meaning as
					 provided by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										17-1-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Relocation of Polling Places › Section 410-RICR-20-00-26.4 - Polling Place Relocation Notice and Determination Process

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A Local Board shall only relocate a
				  polling place that was previously designated and approved under R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §§
										17-11-1,
				  17-11-1.1 or
				  17-15-5 as follows:
1. Hearing. The Local Board shall hold a
				  hearing (the "Local Board Hearing") pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											42-46-1
et seq.
("OMA").
a. The Local Board shall set forth
				  the reason(s) that the previously approved polling place is no longer available
				  or suitable for use; and
b. A
				  polling place may be relocated either within or without the voting district for
				  which it was established upon a majority vote by the Local Board and upon
				  approval by the BOE; provided that a previously approved polling place may only
				  be relocated outside the district upon unanimous vote by the Local Board and
				  subject to the approval by the BOE that a suitable location is not available
				  within the voting district; and
c.
				  Whenever possible, notice of the hearing shall also be posted on its municipal
				  website and submitted to the local news media outlets.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 410 - Board of Elections › Chapter 20 - Elections › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 26 - Relocation of Polling Places › Section 410-RICR-20-00-26.5 - Emergency

Current through June 14, 2024
The deadlines contained in this Part may be modified or
					 waived by the BOE in the case of an emergency that renders any such deadline
					 difficult to meet under the circumstances.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Regulation is promulgated by the Board of Examination and Registration of Architects with the approval of the Director of the Department of Business Regulation promulgated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-1-5.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.2 - Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
This Regulation applies to the licensing and regulation of the practice of architecture in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.3 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Regulation is to describe the practices and procedures of the Board and to set forth the Rules promulgated to enforce R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-1-1
et seq
. for the regulation of the practice of architecture within the State.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.5 - Applications

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applications for examinations - Exam candidates must apply directly to the NCARB Direct Registration Program.
B. The Board authorizes the Board Executive and/or other designated administrative staff member to approve applications for registration by examination and reciprocity, COAs, and renewals thereof upon receipt of all submissions required by the application provided by the Board, including the application fee, provided that the applicant does not have a record of disciplinary history.
C. Applicants for examination, reciprocity, COA, and renewal thereof must disclose any and all disciplinary action imposed by other professional registration jurisdictions or NCARB.
D. Applicants for reciprocity and renewal must certify completion of continuing education in accordance with the Board's requirements for continuing education.
E. If a new application is approved after renewal applications have been mailed, then that applicant's registration shall be valid for twenty-seven (27) months.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Architectural Registration Exam®("ARE®")

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Evaluation of education and training credits shall be at the discretion of the Board and in general accordance to NCARB criteria.
B. All applicants are required to comply with such requirements for taking and passing the Architectural Registration Examination (ARE)® as shall be established by NCARB.
C. The ARE® will be given to all applicants qualifying under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-1-8, and to those applicants actively participating in a NCARB-accepted IPAL option within a NAAB-accredited professional degree program in architecture. Applicants enrolled in an NCARB approved IPAL degree program may take components of the ARE® prior to graduation.
D. The ARE® shall be taken and successfully passed by all applicants.
E. The scope, dates, times and location(s) of the ARE® are established by NCARB.
F. The minimum-passing grade in all subjects of the ARE® shall be as established by NCARB.
G. All applicants may retake failed divisions of the ARE® as many times as the applicant wishes and must pay a new fee at each re-examination.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Practice Rules

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Architect's Seal and Stamp
1. Seal - The seal is a symbol, one and one half inches (1 1/2") in diameter consisting of two (2) concentric circles; the outer being one and one half inches (1 1/2") in diameter and the inner being one and one eighth inches (1 1/8") in diameter. The space between the circles shall contain the name of the architect at the top and the word "Architect" at the bottom. The inner circle contains the State emblem and the architect's certificate number. The word "Registered" shall appear below the State's emblem, just above the word "Architect" in the space between circles.
2. The Board shall loan each architect the right to purchase an individual stamp capable of imprinting the seal to be used, as hereinafter directed in the following paragraph, on all documents prepared by the architect or under the architect's responsible control, for use in the State of Rhode Island, for the purpose of manually imprinting the drawings, specifications or project manual, and other documents. An electronically generated seal may be used in lieu of the hand stamp.
3. The seal shall be applied on documents so as to produce a legible reproduction on all copies or prints made from the documents. The architect's name shall be placed across the seal and dated below the seal. Electronic signature and dating are permitted.
4. The architect shall use or electronically submit the seal only if in responsible control of the project.
5. Upon retirement, certificate revocation, or non-payment of renewal fee, the loaned right to the stamp and use of the seal shall be voided and the stamp shall be immediately returned to the Board. If not returned to the Board within sixty (60) days, or within fifteen (15) days of a notice to return, the Board will notify NCARB of this Rule violation and take action as allowed by R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-1.
6. Expired Certificates - Application for restoration of an expired certificate, which has been allowed to lapse for not more than six (6) months, shall be approved by the Board upon receipt of the required registration fees. Application for the restoration of an expired certificate, which has been allowed to lapse for a period of six (6) months to not more than two (2) years may be reinstated at the discretion of the Board and in so deciding the Board may require a brief outline setting forth the professional activities of the applicant during the lapsed period, and, if the applicant is a non-resident, the Board may also require the submission of a completed NCARB Council Record and Certificate. If the certificate has been expired for more than two (2) years, the applicant shall follow the procedure for a new application.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.8 - Continuing Education ("C.E.")

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Continuing education is post-licensure learning that enables a registered architect to increase or update knowledge of and competence in technical and professional subjects related to the practice of architecture to safeguard the public's health, safety, and welfare.
B. In addition to all other requirements for registration renewal, an architect must complete a minimum of twelve (12) CEHs each calendar year or be exempt from these continuing education requirements as provided in §
										1.8(G)     of this Part. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in non-renewal of the architect's registration.
C. In order to receive credit, all CEHs must be from received Structured Educational Activities intended to increase or update the architect's knowledge and competence in Health, Safety, and Welfare Subjects. The Board does not preapprove any courses or course providers and will accept any course which is designated as Health, Safety and Welfare hours for continuing education credits.
1. Health, Safety, and Welfare Subjects are technical and professional subjects that the Board deems appropriate to safeguard the public and that are within the following enumerated areas necessary for the proper evaluation, design, construction, and utilization of buildings and the built environment, including but not limited to:
a. BUILDING SYSTEMS: Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Communications, Security, Fire Protection
b. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION: Contracts, Bidding, Contract Negotiations
c. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS: Drawings, Specifications, Delivery Methods
d. DESIGN: Urban Planning, Master Planning, Building Design, Site Design, Interiors, Safety and Security Measures
e. ENVIRONMENTAL: Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, Natural Resources, Natural Hazards, Hazardous Materials, Weatherproofing, Insulation
f. LEGAL: Laws, Codes, Zoning, Regulations, Standards, Life Safety, Accessibility, Ethics, Insurance to Protect Owners and Public
g. MATERIALS and METHODS: Construction Systems, Products, Finishes, Furnishings, Equipment
h. PRE-DESIGN: Land Use Analysis, Programming, Site Selection, Site and Soils Analysis, Surveying
i. PRESERVATION: Historic, Reuse, Adaptation
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Inter-Jurisdictional Practice

Current through June 14, 2024
No one shall practice or offer to practice architecture in the State of Rhode Island unless they are registered and hold a COA in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-1-7.