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Rhode Island Regulations § 410-RICR-20-00-13.3 Definitions

⤴ Up to Part 13: Provisional Voting (410-RICR-20-00-13)

Regulation Text

"Ballot identification number" or "Ballot ID No." means the number appearing on "Provisional Ballot Application" and which is unique to the application. The number shall be used by election officials to process an individual's provisional ballot and shall be used by the individual to determine the disposition of his/her ballot. The identity of the individual assigned the number shall be confidential.
"Board of Canvassers" or "Local Board" means the board of canvassers in a city or town.
"Board of Elections" or "State Board" means the Rhode Island Board of Elections.
"CVRS" means "Central Voter Registration System" which identifies voters statewide.
"Disqualified ballot" means a provisional ballot executed by an individual who is ineligible to vote in the election that the ballot was cast or a provisional ballot that is inserted into the voting machine.
"Election official" shall include the Board of Elections and its designees, the Local Canvassing Authority and its designees, including but not limited to, Moderator/Wardens, Clerks and Supervisors.
"Federal office" means President of the United States, Vice President, Senator, Representative, or Presidential Delegate to the Congress.
"Federal offices only ballot" means a ballot executed by an individual who is deemed eligible to vote for federal offices only in the election at which the ballot was cast.
"Full ballot" means a ballot executed by an individual who is deemed eligible to vote for all offices and questions appearing on the ballot in the election at which the ballot was cast.
"Provisional ballot" means a ballot cast by an individual meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in these rules and regulations.
"Provisional ballot application" means the documents prescribed in these rules and regulations and executed by a voter seeking to cast a provisional ballot and used by the local board to determine the disposition of a provisional ballot.
"Provisional ballot voter registration form" means a generic form which will be used in lieu of a Rhode Island Voter Registration form.
"Voter identification" means an acceptable form of identification to validate a voters identity in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-24.2 .
"Voting district" or "Precinct" means the geographical subdivision within a city/town assigned to voters pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-11-1 .

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