Rhode Island HB 7739: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CANVASSING THE LISTS OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS (Permits the use of e-pollbooks of this list of qualified voters at each polling place.)

Bill Text

2020 -- H 7739 
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S T A T E     O F     R H O D E     I S L A N D 
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 
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A N   A C T 
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CANVASSING THE LISTS OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS 
Introduced By: Representatives Ackerman, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Noret, and Jackson 
Date Introduced: February 26, 2020 
Referred To: House Judiciary 
(Board of Elections) 
 
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 
SECTION 1. Section 17-10-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-10 entitled "Canvassing 1 
the Lists of Qualified Electors" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 
17-10-15. Use of registration cards at polls. 3 
(a)  The  local  board  shall  remove  from  the  container  used  for  that  purpose  the  original 4 
registration cards of persons found by the board not to be qualified to vote at the election for which 5 
the registry has been canvassed pursuant to this chapter. These removed cards shall be carefully 6 
preserved in a separate file to be maintained for that purpose. At that time, the remaining cards shall 7 
be secured in their container so that no card may be removed without breaking a seal or otherwise 8 
making it appear that a card has been tampered with. The local board shall certify that the cards are 9 
a true and complete list of all qualified voters of the voting district as of the date of the certificate, 10 
and shall insert the certificate at the front of the container. 11 
(b) A complete electronic or paper list of all qualified voters of each voting district who 12 
are eligible to vote in each voting district in the election, as certified by the local board, shall then 13 
be delivered to the warden of each polling place to be used as the certified voting list for each voting 14 
district. The certified list of voters for each voting district shall be signed and/or otherwise certified 15 
by the local board in accordance with regulations to be adopted by the state board. The local board 16 
may  divide  the  registration  of  any  voting  district  into  two  (2)  or  more  sections for  greater 17 
convenience of use at the polls. In addition, each warden shall be provided with a certified list of 18 
all voters eligible to vote in the election in the entire city or town, and this list shall be signed and/or 19 

 
 
 
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otherwise  certified  by  the  local board  in  accordance  with  regulations  to  be  adopted  by  the  state 1 
board. 2 
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 3 
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EXPLANATION 
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 
OF 
A N   A C T 
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CANVASSING THE LISTS OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS 
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This act would permit the use of e-pollbooks of the list of qualified voters at each polling 1 
place. 2 
This act would take effect upon passage. 3 
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