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Title 17 - Elections
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Chapter 17-20 Mail Ballots
Chapter 17-20 Mail Ballots
Section 17-20-1 Voting by mail ballot.
Section 17-20-1.1 Declaration of policy.
Section 17-20-2 Eligibility for mail ballots.
Section 17-20-2.1 Requirements for validity of mail ballot and mail ballot applications.
Section 17-20-2.2 Requirements for validity of emergency mail ballots.
Section 17-20-3 Definitions.
Section 17-20-4 Exemption from registration.
Section 17-20-5 Residence of person in service or employed outside of the United States.
Section 17-20-6 Alternative methods of voting.
Section 17-20-6.1 Alternative methods of voting by citizens covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and other citizens residing outside the United States.
Section 17-20-6.2 Designation of single state office to provide information on registration and absentee ballot procedures under the Help America Vote Act.
Section 17-20-7 Duplication of votes - Methods preferred.
Section 17-20-8 Application for ballot.
Section 17-20-8.1 Repealed.
Section 17-20-9 Application by permanently disabled or incapacitated voters.
Section 17-20-9.1 Application by member of the armed forces in active service.
Section 17-20-9.2 Application by member of the armed forces in active service registered to vote using the federal postcard application (FPCA).
Section 17-20-9.3 Application by a civilian employed by the United States government and residing outside of the continental United States.
Section 17-20-10 Certification of applications - Issuance of ballots - Marking of lists - Mailing address.
Section 17-20-10.1 Repealed.
Section 17-20-10.2 Official state blank ballots.
Section 17-20-11 Safekeeping of lists of applicants.
Section 17-20-12 Secretary of state to furnish forms and supplies.
Section 17-20-13 Form of application.
Section 17-20-13.1 Form of emergency mail ballot application.
Section 17-20-14 Voting from hospitals, convalescent homes, nursing homes, rest homes or similar institutions public or private within the State of Rhode Island - Penalty for interference.
Section 17-20-14.1 Mail ballots - Local supervision.
Section 17-20-14.2 Voting from board of canvassers.
Section 17-20-15 Repealed.
Section 17-20-16 Time of casting vote.
Section 17-20-17 Omission of presidential electors.
Section 17-20-18 Instructions on ballot.
Section 17-20-19 Envelopes for return of ballots.
Section 17-20-20 Instructions for voting procedure.
Section 17-20-21 Certifying envelopes.
Section 17-20-22 Certification envelopes for mail ballots of persons intimately connected with military service and persons employed outside of the United States.
Section 17-20-23 Marking and certification of ballot.
Section 17-20-24 Irregularities not impairing validity of ballots.
Section 17-20-24.1 Irregularities in obtaining and casting mail ballots.
Section 17-20-25 Return of unused ballots.
Section 17-20-26 Opening and counting of ballots.
Section 17-20-27 Sealing of ballots and voting list.
Section 17-20-28 Copies of chapter furnished to local boards.
Section 17-20-29 Mail applicant not permitted to vote at polls.
Section 17-20-30 Penalty for violations.
Section 17-20-31 Investigation of complaints.
Section 17-20-32 Inquiry by board of elections.
Section 17-20-33 Disqualification of ballot by board of elections.
Section 17-20-34 Liberal construction.
Section 17-20-35 Severability.