Chapter 178

2008 -- S 2819

Enacted 07/02/08

A N A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS - VOTER REGISTRATION

Introduced By: Senators Pichardo, Gibbs, Connors, Sheehan, and Jabour

Date Introduced: March 05, 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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