Rhode Island § 17-10-17 § 17-10-17. Change of registration records on change of voting district boundaries.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-10-17 — § 17-10-17. Change of registration records on change of voting district boundaries.

Rhode Island § 17-10-17

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-10Canvassing the Lists of Qualified Electors

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-10-17 (2026).

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§ 17-10-17. Change of registration records on change of voting district boundaries.
When the boundaries of any voting district are changed, it shall be the duty of the
            local board to correct the registration cards and voting lists and to transfer the
            cards of the registered voters affected by the change, and to notify the voters by
            mail, postage prepaid, of the transfer and change. The local board shall also notify
            the secretary of state of the action.
         

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§ 17-10-17. Change of registration records on change of voting district boundaries.

When the boundaries of any voting district are changed, it shall be the duty of the local board to correct the registration cards and voting lists and to transfer the cards of the registered voters affected by the change, and to notify the voters by mail, postage prepaid, of the transfer and change. The local board shall also notify the secretary of state of the action.

Legislative History

P.L. 1951 (s.s.), ch. 2870, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-6; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-18; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 209, § 4; P.L. 1978, ch. 203, § 1; G.L., § 17-10-17.