§ 17-10-1 Maintenance of registration – Inactive file
§ 17-10-2 Right to vote unprejudiced by errors
§ 17-10-3 Publication of preliminary lists
§ 17-10-4 Defacement of posted lists
§ 17-10-5 Canvass and correction of preliminary lists
§ 17-10-6 Evidence given at final canvass
§ 17-10-7 Proof required to strike name
§ 17-10-8 Notice of striking of names
§ 17-10-9 Record of vote on adding or striking names
§ 17-10-10 Corrections by state board
§ 17-10-11 Right to appeal striking of name
§ 17-10-12 Notification to local board members and clerk
§ 17-10-13 Dismissal of appeal – Order entering name on lists
§ 17-10-14 Final list – Certification
§ 17-10-15 Use of registration cards at polls
§ 17-10-16 Challenge lists
§ 17-10-17 Change of registration records on change of voting district boundaries
§ 17-10-18 Temporary registration certificates
§ 17-10-19 False entry or erasure with intent to change voting rights
§ 17-10-20 Neglect of duty by public officers
§ 17-10-21 Right to vote or validity of election unaffected by neglect of duty
§ 17-10-22 Certified copies of lists of persons voting
§ 17-10-23 Certified copies of registration records

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 17-10 - Canvassing the Lists of Qualified Electors

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • 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
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8