(a)  A participant in the address confidentiality program established by chapter 164 of Title 42 who is 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 chapter 20 of this title. The program participant may use his or her substitute 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.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 17-28-9

  • 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)  No election official shall release a program participant’s actual address. Neither the name nor the address of a program participant shall be included in any list of registered voters available to the public.

(c)  The secretary of state and the board of elections may adopt any rules or regulations deemed necessary to facilitate administration of this section.

History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 190, § 3, effective January 1, 2023; P.L. 2022, ch. 191, § 3, effective January 1, 2023.