Rhode Island § 17-10-8 § 17-10-8. Notice of striking of names.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-10-8 — § 17-10-8. Notice of striking of names.

Rhode Island § 17-10-8

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-10Canvassing the Lists of Qualified Electors

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-10-8 (2026).

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§ 17-10-8. Notice of striking of names.
In each city and town the local board shall, within one hundred and twenty (120) hours
            after striking the name of any person from any registration or voting list, cause
            to be mailed to the person, postage prepaid, at that person's last address in the
            registration records, a notice of the striking of his or her name, and the reason
            for the striking; except that the notice provided for in this section shall not be
            required where the voter has requested the action, or has died.
         

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§ 17-10-8. Notice of striking of names.

In each city and town the local board shall, within one hundred and twenty (120) hours after striking the name of any person from any registration or voting list, cause to be mailed to the person, postage prepaid, at that person's last address in the registration records, a notice of the striking of his or her name, and the reason for the striking; except that the notice provided for in this section shall not be required where the voter has requested the action, or has died.

Legislative History

P.L. 1951 (s.s.), ch. 2870, § 6; P.L. 1956, ch. 3746, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-18; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-9; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 312, § 1.