§ 17-20-16. Time of casting vote. Mail ballots may be cast in the manner provided by law on or before election day; provided, that no mail ballot shall be counted unless it is received by the state board not later than the time prescribed by § 17-18-11 for the closing of polling places on election day, except ballots cast under the provisions of § 17-20-6.1, which shall be counted if received by the state board by four o'clock p.m. (4:00) on the third day following a primary or four o'clock p.m. (4:00) on the seventh day following an election.
History of Section. (P.L. 1978, ch. 258, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 201, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 268, § 2.)