Current through October 15, 2024
Section 410-RICR-20-00-19.3 - DefinitionsA. "Board of canvassers" or "Local board" means the board of canvassers in a city or town.B. "Board of Elections" or "State board" means the Rhode Island Board of Elections.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. "Current" and "valid" means the document has not expired by its terms prior to the date it is presented.E. "Election day" means any time the polls are open for the conduct of an election, primary, or referendum.F. "Election official" means the Board of Elections and its designees, the local boards of canvassers and its designees, including but not limited to, Moderator/ Wardens, Clerks and Supervisors.G. "Government agency" means any governmental agency of a city, town, state or the United States.H. "Recognized political party" means a political party that has met the recognition requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-1-2(9).I. "Secretary of State" or "Secretary" means the Office of the Secretary of State of Rhode Island.J. "Rhode Island state ID" means an identification card issued by the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles.K. "Voter identification number" or "Voter ID number" means the number assigned to each registered voter by the CVRS.L. "Voter registration agency" means an office designated by the State Board to perform voter registration activities. Offices so designated include: Board Of Elections; Office of the Secretary of State; local Boards of Canvassers; Division of Motor Vehicles; Department of Corrections; Department of Human Services; Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals; Department of Health Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program; United States armed forces (subject to procedures developed by the State Board in cooperation with the United States Department of Defense); offices in the state that provide state funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.1-8(a)(2); state or local government offices such as public libraries, public schools, offices of city and town clerks (including marriage license bureaus); fishing and hunting license bureaus; government revenue offices; unemployment compensation offices; and offices not described in subdivision R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.1-8(a)(2) of this section that provide services to persons with disabilities, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.1-8(b)(1), federal and nongovernmental offices, with agreement of those offices, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.1 - 8(b)(2),and any other offices designated by the State Board.410 R.I. Code R. 410-RICR-20-00-19.3