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Rhode Island Statutes § 17-19-39 Power to open voting equipment

⤴ Up to Chapter 17-19: Conduct of Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies

Statute Text

The state board of elections shall have the right to open any and all voting equipment either before, during or after an election in the presence of the proper election officials of the city or town in which the election is held for the purpose of examining the voting equipment; provided, that no programmed memory cartridge shall be erased until after the expiration of ten (10) days from the election at which the voting equipment was used, unless said memory cartridge is required by the state board for the purpose of conducting recounts.

History

P.L. 1935, ch. 2195, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 318, § 15; P.L. 1940, ch. 818, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §§ 36, 39; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-36 ; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-39; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 211, §1; P.L. 1996 , ch. 277 , § 12 ; P.L. 1996 , ch. 298 , § 12 ; P.L. 2004 , ch. 128 , § 1 ; P.L. 2004 , ch. 494 , § 1 .

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