| Chapter 123 |
| 2023 -- H 5055 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/19/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Introduced By: Representatives Boylan, Serpa, Cortvriend, Kislak, Stewart, Cruz, Tanzi, Craven, Knight, and Fogarty |
| Date Introduced: January 11, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 17-1-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-1 entitled "General |
| Provisions" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 17-1-3. Eligibility to vote. |
| (a) Every citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, whose |
| residence as defined in § 17-1-3.1 has been in this state for at least thirty (30) days, and in the town |
| or city and voting district in which that person desires to cast his or her vote at least thirty (30) days |
| next preceding the election, and who is registered in that city or town and voting district at least |
| thirty (30) days next preceding any election, shall be entitled to vote in the election; provided, a |
| person may vote in a primary election only if that person is eligible under the provisions of this |
| title. A person who has not registered to vote, or whose registration has been canceled pursuant to |
| § 17-10-1, may cast a vote for president and vice-president on election day at his or her the person’s |
| city or town hall or at an alternate location designated by the board of canvassers, and approved by |
| the board of elections, where such location is deemed necessary to better accommodate such voters. |
| The casting of that vote shall commence the process of voter registration and subject the person |
| voting to the requirements and penalties of this chapter. |
| (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any person who has |
| not yet reached age eighteen (18), but will be age eighteen (18) at the time of a general election, |
| may vote in a primary election, in which candidates are nominated for a general or special election. |
| (c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not extend to any other elections. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2024. |
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