Rhode Island § 17-10-9 § 17-10-9. Record of vote on adding or striking names.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-10-9 — § 17-10-9. Record of vote on adding or striking names.

Rhode Island § 17-10-9

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-10Canvassing the Lists of Qualified Electors

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-10-9 (2026).

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§ 17-10-9. Record of vote on adding or striking names.
The clerk of the local board shall record the votes of the members of the board on
            adding or striking the name of any person from the list of voters whenever requested
            to do so by any member of the board or by any qualified elector of the city or town
            present at the time of canvassing, a certified copy of this record shall be evidence
            of the facts stated in it; and for any willful neglect on the part of the clerk to
            make a record, whenever requested as provided in this section, the clerk shall be
            guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
         

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§ 17-10-9. Record of vote on adding or striking names.

The clerk of the local board shall record the votes of the members of the board on adding or striking the name of any person from the list of voters whenever requested to do so by any member of the board or by any qualified elector of the city or town present at the time of canvassing, a certified copy of this record shall be evidence of the facts stated in it; and for any willful neglect on the part of the clerk to make a record, whenever requested as provided in this section, the clerk shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

Legislative History

P.L. 1951 (s.s.), ch. 2870, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-19; G.L. 1956, § 17-10-10; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 201, § 7; P.L. 1978, ch. 203, § 1; G.L., § 17-10-9.