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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 | |
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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: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 17-10-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-10 entitled "Canvassing |
2 | the Lists of Qualified Electors" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 17-10-6. Evidence given at final canvass. |
4 | Any qualified elector shall have the right to appear before the local board on the date set |
5 | for final canvass and give evidence concerning the correctness of the preliminary registration list. |
6 | Upon the basis of all the evidence, the local board shall make any further corrections in the |
7 | registration records that it may find necessary. A stenographic record or electronic audio recording |
8 | shall be taken at the proceedings and maintained as a permanent record of the board of canvassers. |
9 | 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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1 | This act would allow audio recordings to be taken of local boards of canvassers’ |
2 | proceedings and be maintained as a permanent record of the board. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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