Rhode Island § 17-19-38 § 17-19-38. Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-19-38 — § 17-19-38. Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage.

Rhode Island § 17-19-38

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-19Conduct of Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-38 (2026).

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§ 17-19-38. Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage.
After the close of the polls, the local board shall resume custody of the voting equipment
            until the voting equipment is removed by the state board or its designee. The local
            board shall take all necessary measures to prevent the voting equipment from being
            opened, tampered with, injured, or damaged.
         

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§ 17-19-38. Custody of optical scan precinct count units pending return to storage.

After the close of the polls, the local board shall resume custody of the voting equipment until the voting equipment is removed by the state board or its designee. The local board shall take all necessary measures to prevent the voting equipment from being opened, tampered with, injured, or damaged.

Legislative History

P.L. 1935, ch. 2195, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 318, § 15; P.L. 1940, ch. 818, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §§ 36, 39; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-35; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-38; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 12; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 12; P.L. 2006, ch. 192, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 313, § 1.