Section 410-RICR-20-00-4.4 - Certified Precinct Voting List4.4.1List Setup and LabelsA. The Board of Canvassers shall certify the list of qualified voters for each precinct in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-24. Each certified list of qualified voters shall be generated by the Central Voter Registration System ("CVRS").B. The certified list shall consist of each voter's name in alphabetical order listing the last name, first name and middle initial, address, date of birth, voter identification number and, when using a paper version, a corresponding bar code. The paper version of the certified list shall also include the party affiliation in partisan primaries ONLY. The list shall identify voters required to present identification, voters who have applied for or a mail ballot or voters listed as an inactive voter. The local board shall manually or electronically identify on the list the names of any voter who has voted or applied for an emergency mail ballot.C. The paper version of the certified list shall also contain a corresponding removable label with duplicate information for each voter that shall be removed and attached to the ballot application. Each individual label shall have dimensions measuring 1 x 3.25".4.4.2 Format of the Certified Precinct Voting ListA. Any certified voting list used in a polling place shall conform to the following format: 1. Epoll book The certified precinct voting list shall be accessed through the Epoll book which shall be provided to each polling place. Each polling place must use the Epoll book for accessing the certified precinct voting list unless expressly directed by the Board or its Executive Director to use the paper, bound version of the certified voting list. The use of the paper version of the certified voting list shall be restricted to instances when the Epoll book is unavailable due to exigent circumstance, as set forth under § 4.3 and determined by the Board or its Executive Director.
2. The paper version of the certified voting list shall be provided to each polling place and it shall list voters in alphabetical order by last name, with a page break between each letter of the alphabet so that no two voters with last names beginning with different letters shall be listed on the same page.3. Volumes The paper version of the certified precinct voting list may be divided into separate volumes of the alphabet by the local board.
4. Binding Any paper version of the certified voting list volume used in a polling place shall be bound along the left margin and contained within a binder or any other such device to protect the integrity of the list. Each binder shall display a cover prominently indicating the precinct number, city/town, portion of the alphabet contained within the volume, and any other information required by law.
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