Chapter 074
2013 -- S 0627 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/07/13
A N A C T
RELATING TO
ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS
Introduced By: Senators Jabour, Pearson, and Metts
Date Introduced: March 06, 2013
It is enacted by the General
Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 17-20-16, 17-20-21 and 17-20-22 of the
General Laws in Chapter
17-20 entitled "Mail
Ballots" are hereby amended to read as follows:
17-20-16.
Time of casting vote. -- Mail ballots may be cast
in the manner provided by
law on or before election day; provided, that no mail
ballot shall be counted unless it is received
by the state board not later than nine o'clock (9:00)
p.m. local time the time prescribed by section
17-18-11 for the closing of polling places on election day.
17-20-21.
Certifying envelopes. -- The secretary of state
shall cause to be prepared and
printed and shall furnish with each mail ballot an envelope
for sealing up and certifying the ballot
when returned. The envelope shall be printed in
substantially the following form:
"After marking
ballot or ballots, fold and enclose in this envelope and seal it. Certify to
statement hereon. Enclose in envelope addressed to board of
elections, which must receive the
envelope not later than nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. the
time prescribed by section 17-18-11 for the
closing of polling places on the day of election."
Date of Election:______________ City/Town
of:______________________________
Certificate of Voter
Print Name of Voter
I swear or affirm, under
penalty of perjury, that I am:
• I am a
• I am a resident and
qualified voter of the State of
• I am eligible to cast
a mail ballot under the provisions of section 17-20-2; and
• I am not qualified to
vote elsewhere.
Voter must sign full
name here: ________________________________________
(If unable to sign name
because of physical incapacity or otherwise, voter shall make his
or her mark "(X)").
I hereby attest under
penalty of perjury that the enclosed voted ballot was cast, and the
signature or mark on this certifying envelope was made by the
voter whose name appears on the
label above.
Before me the
_____________ day of ______________ 20________, at
________________ (city or town), county of
________________, state of
____________________, personally appeared the above
named voter, to me known and known
by me to be the person who affixed his or her signature
to this ballot envelope.
____________________________________________
Notary
Public
Notary must also print
his or her name
Witness:
__________________________ ______________________________
(Signature)(Print
Name) (Residence)(Address)
__________________________
______________________________
(Signature)(Print
Name) (Address)
Note: Mail ballots must
either be sworn to before a notary public or before two (2)
witnesses who must sign their names and addresses.
17-20-22.
Certification envelopes for mail ballots of persons intimately connected
with military service and persons employed outside of the
colored certification envelope for persons intimately
connected with military service and persons
employed outside of the
After marking ballot or
ballots, fold and enclose in this envelope and seal it. Certify to
statement hereon. Enclose in envelope addressed to board of
elections, which must receive the
envelope not later than nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. the
time prescribed by section 17-18-11 for the
closing of polling places on the day of election.
Date of
Election______________ City/Town of__________________
Oath of Elector Casting
the Enclosed
Ballot or Ballots
Print Name
I do hereby affirm,
under penalty of perjury that:
• I am a
• I am a resident and
qualified voter of the State of
• I am eligible to cast
a mail ballot, because I am one of the following:
• A member of the
Uniformed Services or merchant marine on active duty or an eligible
spouse or dependent.
• A
• I am not qualified to
vote elsewhere.
________________________________
(Signature of voter)
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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