Rhode Island § 17-20-23 § 17-20-23. Marking and certification of ballot.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-20-23 — § 17-20-23. Marking and certification of ballot.

Rhode Island § 17-20-23

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-20Mail Ballots

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-20-23 (2026).

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§ 17-20-23. Marking and certification of ballot.
(a) A voter may vote for the candidates of the voter's choice by making a mark in the
            space provided opposite their respective names.
         
(b) In case a voter desires to vote upon a question submitted to the vote of the electors
            of the state, the voter shall mark in the appropriate space associated with the answer
            that the voter desires to give.
         
(c) The voter shall enclose and seal the ballot in the envelope provided for it. The voter
            shall then enclose and seal the certified envelope with the ballot in the envelope
            

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§ 17-20-23. Marking and certification of ballot.

(a) A voter may vote for the candidates of the voter's choice by making a mark in the space provided opposite their respective names.

(b) In case a voter desires to vote upon a question submitted to the vote of the electors of the state, the voter shall mark in the appropriate space associated with the answer that the voter desires to give.

(c) The voter shall enclose and seal the ballot in the envelope provided for it. The voter shall then enclose and seal the certified envelope with the ballot in the envelope addressed to the state board and cause the envelope to be delivered to the state board on or before election day.

(d) These ballots shall be counted only if received within the time limited by this chapter.

(e) There shall be a space provided on the general election ballot to allow the voter to write in the names of persons not in nomination by any party as provided for in §§ 17-19-31 and 17-20- 24.

Legislative History

P.L. 1978, ch. 258, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 143, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 13; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 13; P.L. 2001, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 121, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 190, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 279, § 4; P.L. 2014, ch. 280, § 4; P.L. 2022, ch. 45, § 5, effective June 7, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 46, § 5, effective June 7, 2022.