Rhode Island § 17-19-45 § 17-19-45. Fraudulent election returns.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-19-45 — § 17-19-45. Fraudulent election returns.

Rhode Island § 17-19-45

Title 17Elections

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

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-45 (2026).

Text

§ 17-19-45. Fraudulent election returns.
Any election or primary officer who, at the close of the polls, purposely causes the
            vote registered by any optical scan precinct count unit or related voting equipment
            to be incorrectly recorded or returned as to any candidate, person, or question, or
            who knowingly consents to these things, or any of them, being done, shall be guilty
            of a felony.
         

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§ 17-19-45. Fraudulent election returns.

Any election or primary officer who, at the close of the polls, purposely causes the vote registered by any optical scan precinct count unit or related voting equipment to be incorrectly recorded or returned as to any candidate, person, or question, or who knowingly consents to these things, or any of them, being done, shall be guilty of a felony.

Legislative History

P.L. 1935, ch. 2195, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 318, § 20; P.L. 1940, ch. 818, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §§ 36, 39; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-42; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-45; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 201, § 9; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 12; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 12.