Chapter
132
2008 -- H 8178
Enacted 07/01/08
A N A C T
RELATING TO ELECTIONS
- VOTER REGISTRATION
Introduced By: Representative Arthur J. Corvese
Date Introduced: April 22, 2008
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 17-9.1-19 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-9.1 entitled
"Registration
of Voters" is hereby amended to read as follows:
17-9.1-19.
Single registration. -- (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be
construed to require
any
voter to reregister if he or she is already registered in the city or town in
which the voter has
his or
her residence, as defined in section 17-1-3.1. A voter shall have no more
than one voter
registration. Any voter who is registered in more than one
city or town once shall be deemed to
have
authorized the cancellation of all registrations other than the most recent
last one in point of
time, provided that nothing in this section shall be taken
to validate any registration which is not a
city or
town where the voter has his or her residence.
(b)
The local board of canvassers of each city or town shall review their voter
registration
files
on a quarterly basis in accordance with regulations adopted by the secretary of
state for the
purpose
of removing duplicate voter registrations in the central voter registration
system for any
voter
registered in their city or town.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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