Rhode Island § 17-15-21 § 17-15-21. Identification of party voters.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-15-21 — § 17-15-21. Identification of party voters.

Rhode Island § 17-15-21

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-15Primary Elections

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-15-21 (2026).

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§ 17-15-21. Identification of party voters.
Before permitting any person to vote in a primary election, the warden or clerk and
            bipartisan pair of supervisors assigned by the warden shall ascertain from the voting
            record appearing on the certified voting list that the voter is not disqualified to
            vote by the provisions of § 17-15-24. The bipartisan pair of supervisors shall provide the voter with the corresponding
            computer ballot for the primary election in which the voter is eligible and desiring
            to vote. The warden shall take any steps that may be necessary to assure that each
            voter is given the computer ballot upon which the voter is eligible to 

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§ 17-15-21. Identification of party voters.

Before permitting any person to vote in a primary election, the warden or clerk and bipartisan pair of supervisors assigned by the warden shall ascertain from the voting record appearing on the certified voting list that the voter is not disqualified to vote by the provisions of § 17-15-24. The bipartisan pair of supervisors shall provide the voter with the corresponding computer ballot for the primary election in which the voter is eligible and desiring to vote. The warden shall take any steps that may be necessary to assure that each voter is given the computer ballot upon which the voter is eligible to vote. Any person who is not affiliated with any political party, and is otherwise qualified to vote, may participate in a primary election of either party.

Legislative History

P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 70, § 4; P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 7; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 10; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 10; P.L. 2006, ch. 315, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 460, § 1; P.L. 2024, ch. 322, § 2, effective June 1, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 323, § 2, effective June 1, 2024.