Chapter 20
Mail Ballots

Index of Sections

§ 17-20-1. Voting by mail ballot.

§ 17-20-1.1. Declaration of policy.

§ 17-20-2. Eligibility for mail ballots.

§ 17-20-2.1. Requirements for validity of mail ballot and mail ballot applications.

§ 17-20-2.2. Requirements for validity of emergency mail ballots.

§ 17-20-2.3.  Online application for mail ballot.

§ 17-20-3. Definitions.

§ 17-20-4. Exemption from registration.

§ 17-20-5. Residence of person in service or employed outside of the United States.

§ 17-20-6. Alternative methods of voting.

§ 17-20-6.1. Alternative methods of voting by citizens covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and other citizens residing outside the United States.

§ 17-20-6.2. Designation of single state office to provide information on registration and absentee ballot procedures under the Help America Vote Act.

§ 17-20-7. Duplication of votes — Methods preferred.

§ 17-20-8. Application for ballot.

§ 17-20-8.1. Repealed.

§ 17-20-9. Application by permanently disabled or incapacitated voters and nursing home residents.

§ 17-20-9.1. Application by member of the armed forces in active service.

§ 17-20-9.2. Application by member of the armed forces in active service registered to vote using the federal postcard application (FPCA).

§ 17-20-9.3. Application by a civilian employed by the United States government and residing outside of the continental United States.

§ 17-20-10. Certification of applications — Issuance of ballots — Marking of lists — Mailing address.

§ 17-20-10.1. Repealed.

§ 17-20-10.2. Official state blank ballots.

§ 17-20-11. Safekeeping of lists of applicants.

§ 17-20-12. Secretary of state to furnish forms and supplies.

§ 17-20-13. Form of application.

§ 17-20-13.1. Form of emergency mail ballot application.

§ 17-20-14. Voting from hospitals, convalescent homes, nursing homes, rest homes or similar institutions, public or private, within the State of Rhode Island — Penalty for interference.

§ 17-20-14.1. Mail ballots — Local supervision.

§ 17-20-14.2. Voting from board of canvassers.

§ 17-20-15. Repealed.

§ 17-20-16. Time of casting vote.

§ 17-20-17. Omission of presidential electors.

§ 17-20-18. Instructions on ballot.

§ 17-20-19. Envelopes for return of ballots.

§ 17-20-20. Instructions for voting procedure.

§ 17-20-21. Certifying envelopes.

§ 17-20-22. Certification envelopes for mail ballots of persons intimately connected with military service and persons employed outside of the United States.

§ 17-20-22.1. Mail ballot drop boxes.

§ 17-20-23. Marking and certification of ballot.

§ 17-20-24. Irregularities not impairing validity of ballots.

§ 17-20-24.1. Irregularities in obtaining and casting mail ballots.

§ 17-20-25. Return of unused ballots.

§ 17-20-26. Opening and counting of ballots.

§ 17-20-27. Sealing of ballots and voting list.

§ 17-20-28. Copies of chapter furnished to local boards.

§ 17-20-29. Mail applicant not permitted to vote at polls.

§ 17-20-30. Penalty for violations.

§ 17-20-31. Investigation of complaints.

§ 17-20-32. [Repealed.]

§ 17-20-33. Disqualification of ballot by board of elections.

§ 17-20-34. Liberal construction.

§ 17-20-35. Severability.