Rhode Island § 17-10-7 § 17-10-7. Proof required to strike name.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-10-7 — § 17-10-7. Proof required to strike name.

Rhode Island § 17-10-7

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-10Canvassing the Lists of Qualified Electors

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-10-7 (2026).

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§ 17-10-7. Proof required to strike name.
No name shall be stricken from any voting list by any local board upon evidence given
            at the final canvass meeting unless sworn proof is presented to the board that that
            name is the name of a person not qualified to vote at the election for which the registration
            and voting list is being canvassed. No name shall be stricken for ineligibility to
            vote on the basis of residence except as provided in this chapter.
         

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§ 17-10-7. Proof required to strike name.

No name shall be stricken from any voting list by any local board upon evidence given at the final canvass meeting unless sworn proof is presented to the board that that name is the name of a person not qualified to vote at the election for which the registration and voting list is being canvassed. No name shall be stricken for ineligibility to vote on the basis of residence except as provided in this chapter.

Legislative History

P.L. 1951 (s.s.), ch. 2870, § 6; P.L. 1956, ch. 3746, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-17; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-8; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 203, § 1; G.L., § 17-10-7; P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 5.