(a)  A program participant qualified to vote may apply for a mail ballot for all elections in the city or town in which that individual resides in the same manner as mail ballot voters who qualify under § 17-20-1 et seq. The program participant may use his or her designated address on the mail ballot application. The board of canvassers shall transmit the ballot to the program participant at the address designated in the application. Neither the name nor the address of a program participant shall be included in any list of registered voters available to the public.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 17-28-5

  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9

(b)  The board of canvassers may not make the participant’s address contained in voter registration records available for public inspection or copying except under the following circumstances:

(1)  If requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enforcement agency; and

(2)  If directed by a court order, to a person identified in the order.

History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1.

§ 17-28-5. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 339, § 1; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 2, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 2, effective January 1, 2023.