Priority for elderly voters

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-51., under Chapter 17-19 Conduct of Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-51.

At each polling place, one voting booth shall be designated for priority use by electors over sixty-five (65) years of age. These electors, once they have complied with the requirements of § 17-19-24, shall, upon request, be permitted to vote immediately in the designated voting booth. Other voters below the age of sixty-five (65) years may use the designated voting booth when there are no voters above that age waiting to vote.