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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CANVASSING THE LISTS OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS

     

     Introduced By: Senators F Lombardi, Lombardo, Felag, DiMario, and Lawson

     Date Introduced: January 25, 2022

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 17-10-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-10 entitled "Canvassing

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the Lists of Qualified Electors" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     17-10-6. Evidence given at final canvass.

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     Any qualified elector shall have the right to appear before the local board on the date set

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for final canvass and give evidence concerning the correctness of the preliminary registration list.

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Upon the basis of all the evidence, the local board shall make any further corrections in the

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registration records that it may find necessary. A stenographic record or electronic audio recording

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shall be taken at the proceedings and maintained as a permanent record of the board of canvassers.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CANVASSING THE LISTS OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS

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     This act would allow audio recordings to be taken of local boards of canvassers’

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proceedings and be maintained as a permanent record of the board.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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