Rhode Island Regulations § 410-RICR-20-00-13.5 Provisional Voting Information
Regulation Text
13.5.1
Categories (multiple categories may apply)
A.
An individual shall cast a provisional ballot if:
1.
Category 1 - The individual declares that he/she is a registered voter in the precinct but is informed by an election official on election day that the individual's name does not appear on the official list of registered voters for the precinct or the that the individual's name is listed in another precinct of the city/town. Except voters who file voter affirmation forms under R.I. Gen. Laws §
17-9.1-16
.
2.
Category 2 - The official list of registered voters indicates the voter has applied for a mail/emergency ballot; or
3.
Category 3 - An election official asserts that the individual is not eligible to vote (including partisan and non-partisan primaries); or
4.
Category 4 - The individual is unable to provide the required voter identification at the time of voting.
13.5.2
Information
A.
An individual casting a provisional ballot shall receive a "Notice - Provisional Voting Information" document from an election official. The "Notice - Provisional Voting Information" document shall include the following information:
1.
disposition of an individual's provisional ballot shall be:
a.
counted as a full ballot if an individual is a qualified registered voter in the city/town and precinct;
b.
federal offices only will be counted if the individual is a qualified registered voter in the city/town and proper congressional district, but not the precinct; or
c.
the ballot will be disqualified if the individual is not a qualified registered voter in city/town or is in the wrong congressional district in which the individual casts his/her ballot; or
d.
the ballot will be disqualified if it is determined that the individual is a first-time voter who has registered to vote by mail after January 1, 2003 and has not submitted the required form of identification to the local board by 4:00 P.M. on the day following the election; or
e.
the ballot will be disqualified if it is determined that the individual's signature on the provisional ballot application does not reasonably match the signature on the individual's most current voter registration document. First time voters in §13.5.2(A)(1)(d) of this Part are not covered by this section.
f.
if the individual has cast a mail ballot, emergency ballot or military ballot in the same election the ballot will be disqualified; and
g.
Instructions on how the individual may determine the disposition of his/her ballot, including whether or not the vote was counted and the reason for any disqualification
2.
Information stating that the provisional ballot will be disqualified if it is inserted into the voting machine.
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