Rhode Island Regulations § 100-RICR-20-00-2.5 Probation and Parole Staff

The Department of State, in cooperation with the BOE and the DOC, shall inform Probation and Parole staff of the rights of convicted felons, who are citizens of the United States and who have been discharged from incarceration, of their eligibility to register to vote, even if they remain on probation or parole. Such staff shall be instructed by the DOC that when meeting with such probationers and parolees to inform them of their eligibility to register to vote. Training will also occur upon hiring and annually for all relevant employees, and within 30 days of any procedural changes or updates. Probation and Parole staff shall not be responsible for instructing such persons in the completion of the voter registration forms, but shall only be responsible for referring such persons to the BOE or local board of canvassers in the city or town where the person resides.