Section 410-RICR-20-00-10.3 - DefinitionsA. "Board of Canvassers" or "local board" means the bipartisan canvassing authority established by the legislative body of each city and town, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-8.B. "Board of Elections" or "state board" means the Rhode Island Board of Elections as established by the General Assembly under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-7.C. "CVRS" or Central voter registration system" shall mean the single, unified, centralized, interactive computerized statewide voter registration system maintained and administered by the Office of the Secretary of State. The CVRS shall be the official voter registration system utilized by local boards of canvassers for the conduct of all federal, state and local elections in Rhode Island and shall include the name and registration information for every registered voter in the state.D. "Nomination paper" means the document issued by the Secretary of State or the Board of Canvassers in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 17-14-4 and 17-14-16, and subject to approval by the Board of Elections, and includes all pages contained within an individual nomination form.E. "Collector" means any individual who gathers the signatures and addresses of eligible voters upon nomination papers.F. "Presence" means close physical proximity coupled with awareness sufficient to allow the collector to witness each voter affix their signature to the nomination paper.410 R.I. Code R. 410-RICR-20-00-10.3
Amended effective 7/22/2024