Rhode Island § 17-23-8 § 17-23-8. Failure to furnish certificate of election.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-23-8 — § 17-23-8. Failure to furnish certificate of election.

Rhode Island § 17-23-8

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-23Election Offenses

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-23-8 (2026).

Text

§ 17-23-8. Failure to furnish certificate of election.
Every city or town clerk or local board required by law to furnish any city, town,
            ward, or voting district officer elect with a proper certificate of the officer's
            election who neglects or refuses to do so, as soon as possible after the election,
            shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
         

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Legislative History

P.L. 1901, ch. 829, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 10, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 10, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 325, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 17-23-8; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 201, § 13.