Rules & Regulations Adopted By The Rhode Island Board of Elections Relating To Tabulation of Mail Ballots

410-RICR-20-00-16 INACTIVE RULE

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Title 410 Board of Elections
Chapter 20 Elections
Subchapter 00 N/A
Part 16 Rules & Regulations Adopted By The Rhode Island Board of Elections Relating To Tabulation of Mail Ballots
Type of Filing Adoption
Regulation Status Inactive
Effective 08/23/2006 to 08/08/2010

Regulation Authority:

17-7-1 et seq., 17-19-31, 17-20-24, 17-20-26 and 17-22-1 of the RI Gen. Laws of 1956, as amended

Purpose and Reason:

The State of Rhode Island's optical scan precinct count election system provides a fast and accurate way of processing and tabulating mail ballots. In accordance with the requirements and capabilities of the optical scan system, the Board of Elections has developed procedures for the handling, processing and totaling of mail ballots in order to insure the integrity of the electoral process.

Rulemaking Documents are organized by document type and are part of this rule’s rulemaking record (R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.3). If multiple documents of the same type are listed below, each is a unique document. If there are multiple Public Notice of Proposed Rulemaking documents, view each document to identify the most recently amended version, as it may be amended at any point during the Public Comment Period.