| Chapter 039 |
| 2022 -- H 7423 Enacted 06/08/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CANVASSING THE LISTS OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS |
Introduced By: Representatives Baginski, Potter, and Fenton-Fung |
| Date Introduced: February 09, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 17-10-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-10 entitled "Canvassing |
| the Lists of Qualified Electors" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 17-10-5. Canvass and correction of preliminary lists. |
| (a) The local board shall, before the twentieth (20th) day preceding each election, meet and |
| canvass the preliminary lists and hear objections to the inclusion or omission of any person as a |
| registered voter, and it shall at that time make a final canvass and correction of the registration files. |
| It shall give notice of the time and place of the meeting, for at least ten (10) days previous to it, by |
| posting notices of the meeting in the same manner as required by this chapter for the posting of the |
| preliminary list, and by publication once, at least ten (10) days previous to the meeting, in one or |
| more newspapers having general circulation in on the official website maintained by the city or |
| town. At or following the meeting, the local board shall strike from the lists and direct the |
| cancellation of the registration of every person who is not qualified to vote at the election for which |
| the final canvass is made, and shall immediately notify the secretary of state of that action. No |
| registration shall be cancelled or a voter's right to vote be otherwise limited based upon a finding |
| that the voter no longer resides within the city or town unless the voter has confirmed either in |
| person or in writing that the voter no longer resides within the city or town or the board has received |
| written evidence that the voter has registered to vote within another city or town or in another state. |
| (b) The local boards may meet and canvass the voting lists of any senatorial district, |
| representative district or districts, ward or wards, or voting district or districts in any senatorial or |
| representative district, ward, or voting district, or at their office or other previously designated |
| place, at any other convenient time or times, on the same day or different days, not inconsistent |
| with the provisions of this chapter. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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