R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-22-1

Current through 2024 Public Law 457

Section 17-22-1 - Commencement and continuance of tabulations

The state board shall commence the counting, canvassing, and tabulating of all votes cast, including mail ballots, at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m. on any election day at which mail ballots may be cast and within twenty-four (24) hours after any other election or primary, and shall continue and complete the tabulation with all reasonable expedition by using an optical scan count system.

Amended by 2018 Pub. Laws, ch. 58, § 2, eff. 6/25/2018.

Amended by 2018 Pub. Laws, ch. 55, § 2, eff. 6/25/2018.

P.L. 1901, ch. 825, § 3; P.L. 1905, ch. 1229, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 19, § 3; P.L. 1914, ch. 1050, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 18, § 3; P.L. 1930, ch. 1592, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 311, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1040, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §§ 36, 39; G.L. 1956, § 17-22-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 73, §4; P.L. 1996 , ch. 277, § 14; P.L. 1996 , ch. 298, § 14.