Section 410-RICR-20-00-23.9 - SUMMARY DISPOSITION OF CHALLENGESA. The Board may summarily dispose of any challenge upon a determination that: 1. the challenge was not submitted in writing;2. the challenge has been filed without any factual basis to support the claim;3. the claimed irregularity is insufficient, as a matter of law, to constitute a basis to reject the mail ballot; or4. where, upon an examination of the oath envelope, it is facially evident that the envelope was not submitted in compliance with each of the requirements set forth under R.L Gen. Laws §17-20-1et seq., including, but not limited to: a. the deposit of the ballot at the Board within the time allotted by law;b. the making of a false application or certification;c. the verification of the voter's signature; ord. a mail ballot that was not voted by the voter who purportedly cast it or was voted by a person who was not eligible to vote by mail.410 R.I. Code R. 410-RICR-20-00-23.9
Amended effective 9/7/2022