Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 410 - Board of Elections
Chapter 20 - Elections
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 17 - Unaffiliated Voters Participating in Primary Elections (410-RICR-20-00-17)
Section 410-RICR-20-00-17.5 - Participation
Universal Citation: 410 RI Code of Rules 20 00 17.5
Current through September 18, 2024
A. An unaffiliated voter will be considered a participant in a primary election (and thus affiliated with the political party in whose primary they participated) if they complete and sign a ballot application. The types of ballot applications are:
1. Precinct Ballot Application - An
application a voter must complete and sign at a polling place before an
election official can issue the voter a ballot.
2. Mail Ballot Application - An application
of a voter must complete if they are unable to vote in person on Election
Day.
3. Provisional Ballot
Application - An application a voter completes and signs when the voter's
eligibility is in question, regardless if the ballot is qualified or
disqualified.
B. Upon completing and signing a ballot application for a primary, an unaffiliated voter will become affiliated with the party in whose primary they have applied to vote. Even if the voter does not cast a ballot in the primary election, as long as they complete and sign the ballot application they will be deemed a member of that political party.
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