Rhode Island § 17-22-1 § 17-22-1. Commencement and continuance of tabulations.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-22-1 — § 17-22-1. Commencement and continuance of tabulations.

Rhode Island § 17-22-1

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-22Tabulation and Certification of Returns by State Board

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-22-1 (2026).

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§ 17-22-1. Commencement and continuance of tabulations.
The state board shall commence the counting, canvassing, and tabulating of all votes
            cast, including mail ballots, at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m. on any election day at
            which mail ballots may be cast and within twenty-four (24) hours after any other election
            or primary, and shall continue and complete the tabulation with all reasonable expedition
            by using an optical scan count system.
         

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§ 17-22-1. Commencement and continuance of tabulations.

The state board shall commence the counting, canvassing, and tabulating of all votes cast, including mail ballots, at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m. on any election day at which mail ballots may be cast and within twenty-four (24) hours after any other election or primary, and shall continue and complete the tabulation with all reasonable expedition by using an optical scan count system.

Legislative History

P.L. 1901, ch. 825, § 3; P.L. 1905, ch. 1229, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 19, § 3; P.L. 1914, ch. 1050, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 18, § 3; P.L. 1930, ch. 1592, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 311, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1040, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §§ 36, 39; G.L. 1956, § 17-22-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 73, § 4; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 14; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 14; P.L. 2018, ch. 55, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 58, § 2.