Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 410 - Board of Elections
Chapter 20 - Elections
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 13 - Provisional Voting (410-RICR-20-00-13)
Section 410-RICR-20-00-13.5 - Provisional Voting Information
Universal Citation: 410 RI Code of Rules 20 00 13.5
Current through September 18, 2024
13.5.1 Categories (multiple categories may apply)
A. An individual shall cast a provisional
ballot if:
1. Category 1 - The individual
declares that he/she is a registered voter in the precinct but is informed by
an election official on election day that the individual's name does not appear
on the official list of registered voters for the precinct or the that the
individual's name is listed in another precinct of the city/town. Except voters
who file voter affirmation forms under R.I. Gen. Laws §
17-9.1-16.
2. Category 2 - The official list of
registered voters indicates the voter has applied for a mail/emergency ballot;
or
3. Category 3 - An election
official asserts that the individual is not eligible to vote (including
partisan and non-partisan primaries); or
4. Category 4 - The individual is unable to
provide the required voter identification at the time of voting.
13.5.2 Information
A. An individual casting a
provisional ballot shall receive a "Notice - Provisional Voting Information"
document from an election official. The "Notice - Provisional Voting
Information" document shall include the following information:
1. disposition of an individual's provisional
ballot shall be:
a. counted as a full ballot
if an individual is a qualified registered voter in the city/town and
precinct;
b. federal offices only
will be counted if the individual is a qualified registered voter in the
city/town and proper congressional district, but not the precinct; or
c. the ballot will be disqualified if the
individual is not a qualified registered voter in city/town or is in the wrong
congressional district in which the individual casts his/her ballot;
or
d. the ballot will be
disqualified if it is determined that the individual is a first-time voter who
has registered to vote by mail after January 1, 2003 and has not submitted the
required form of identification to the local board by 4:00 P.M. on the day
following the election; or
e. the
ballot will be disqualified if it is determined that the individual's signature
on the provisional ballot application does not reasonably match the signature
on the individual's most current voter registration document. First time voters
in §13.5.2(A)(1)(d) of this Part are not covered by this
section.
f. if the individual has
cast a mail ballot, emergency ballot or military ballot in the same election
the ballot will be disqualified; and
g. Instructions on how the individual may
determine the disposition of his/her ballot, including whether or not the vote
was counted and the reason for any disqualification
2. Information stating that the provisional
ballot will be disqualified if it is inserted into the voting
machine.
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