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My Page Title1.1A.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 regu…

My Page Title10.1AuthorityA.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby adopts rules and regulations relating to nomination papers, and persons obtaining signatures pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-14-1 et seq., as amended.B.Said rules and regulations are pos…

My Page Title11.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby adopts rules and regulations for local canvassing authorities - party affiliation pursuant to and in accordance with R.I Gen. Laws §§ 17-8-1 et seq., 17-9.1-23 and 17-9.1-24.B.Said rules and regulations are adopted pur…

My Page Title12.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby adopts rules and regulations relating to polling place conduct pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 17-15-26,17-19-21, 17-19-21.1, 17-19-22, 17-19-23, 17-19-24, 17-19-27, 17-19-49, 17-23-15 and 17-23-17…

My Page Title13.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby amended the within rules and regulations relating to provisional voting pursuant to and in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ("HAVA'') (P.L. 107-252) and R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-7-5 et seq. and 17-19-24.1 e…

My Page Title14.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby amends the within rules and regulations ("rules") relating to election recounts pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-7 et seq., §§ 17-19-31, 17-19-37.1, 17-19-37.2, 17-19-37.…

My Page Title15.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby adopts rules and regulations relating to the determination of recount eligibility and what constitutes a person, group, or organization with "recognized standing," pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 1…

My Page Title16.1AuthorityA.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby amends the Rules and Regulations relating to the tabulation of mail ballots pursuant to, and in accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 17-7-1 et seq., 17-19-31,17-20-6, 17-20-10.2, 17-20-24, 17-20…

My Page Title17.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby establishes within rules and regulations relating for Unaffiliated Voters Participating in Primary Elections, pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.1-23(C), as amendedB.Said rules and regulations are…

My Page Title18.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby proposes rules and regulations relating to voter identification pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 17-7 et seq. and 17-19 et seq., due to the enactment of R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-24.2 effective J…

My Page Title19.1PurposeThese 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.19.2AuthorityThe Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby amends the rules and regulations re…

My Page Title2.1A.These Rules of Practice and Procedure (hereinafter the “Part”) are adopted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-7-1 et seq., and relate to any and all adjudicatory hearings held before the State Board of Elections (“the Board”) in connection with any complaint filed …

My Page Title20.1A.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 m…

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My Page Title22.1PurposeTo outline Appellate Procedure from Rulings by Local Boards of Canvassers.22.2AuthorityThese Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Appeals from Rulings by Local Boards of Canvassers (hereinafter the “Rules of Appellate Procedure”) are adopted pursuant …

My Page Title23.1PurposeThis Regulation establishes uniform guidelines for the certification and challenging of mail ballots.23.2AuthorityThis Regulation is adopted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-20-1, et seq.23.3DefinitionsA.“Board of Ca…

My Page Title1.1PurposeA.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, …

My Page Title26.1PurposeA.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”).26.2AuthorityA.The Rhode Isl…

My Page Title28.1DefinitionsA.“Audit Team” means a pair of two electors, not of the same political affiliation in Rhode Island, who manually examine and report markings on ballot cards.B.“Audit Center” means the page or pages of the Board of Elections’ website devoted to risk-lim…

My Page Title29.1PurposeA.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby adopts rules and regulations relating to early voting conducted pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-7-5(c) and § 17-20-1 et seq. This rule is adopted by the Board of Elections to ensure the se…

My Page Title3.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby adopts this Part for the establishment of an administrative complaint procedure pursuant to and in accordance with Title IV, Section 402(a)(2) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (“HAVA”) (P.L. 107-282) and the provisi…

My Page Title4.1PurposeThe within rules and regulations are hereby proposed for the purpose of establishing a procedure for the design of ballot applications, certification by voter and certified voting lists and their usage at the polling place in conjunction with the procedures…

My Page Title5.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby adopts this Part relating to declarations of candidacy pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-14-1 et seq., as amended.B.Said rules and regulations are proposed pursuant to the Administrative Procedures …

My Page Title6.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby adopts this Part relating to Election Training Seminars pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-7.B.Said Part is adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35 e…

My Page Title7.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby adopts rules and regulations relating to voting procedures and filing protests pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 17-7-5, 17-15-34, and 17-15-35.B.Said rules and regulations are adopted pursuant to the…

My Page Title8.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby establishes within rules and regulations relating to investigations, pursuant to and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-7-1 et seq., as amendedB.Said rules and regulations are proposed pursuant to the Administrative…

My Page Title9.1A.The Rhode Island Board of Elections hereby adopted the within rules and regulations relating to the challenging of mail ballots pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-7 et seq., and R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 17-20-24 and 17-20-2…