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SECTION 17-6-5

   § 17-6-5  Registration lists available topolitical parties and candidates. – (a) Upon application in writing, the secretary of state shall, upon request,furnish prepaid at a reasonable price to be established annually by thesecretary and at a reasonable time, to the state chairperson of each politicalparty and to each person proposing to be a duly qualified candidate for stateor congressional office and to no one else except as provided in this chapter,lists of registered voters as they appear in the central voter registry of eachcity or town or of each senatorial or representative district, or of eachcongressional district.

   (b) These lists, so furnished, shall be used by thechairpersons for political purposes, or by the candidates only in thefurtherance of candidacy for political office in the ensuing primary and/orgeneral election and for no other purpose. The information available for eachregistrant shall consist only of the name, designation of party affiliation,street address, city or town, congressional district, senatorial district,representative district, ward, and/or precinct and nothing else.

   (c) The price for these lists shall include updatesubscriptions as available to the date of the election for which the lists havebeen requested. These updates shall reflect changes to the registry records,including all new and deleted voters as received by the secretary of state.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-17 > Chapter-17-6 > 17-6-5

SECTION 17-6-5

   § 17-6-5  Registration lists available topolitical parties and candidates. – (a) Upon application in writing, the secretary of state shall, upon request,furnish prepaid at a reasonable price to be established annually by thesecretary and at a reasonable time, to the state chairperson of each politicalparty and to each person proposing to be a duly qualified candidate for stateor congressional office and to no one else except as provided in this chapter,lists of registered voters as they appear in the central voter registry of eachcity or town or of each senatorial or representative district, or of eachcongressional district.

   (b) These lists, so furnished, shall be used by thechairpersons for political purposes, or by the candidates only in thefurtherance of candidacy for political office in the ensuing primary and/orgeneral election and for no other purpose. The information available for eachregistrant shall consist only of the name, designation of party affiliation,street address, city or town, congressional district, senatorial district,representative district, ward, and/or precinct and nothing else.

   (c) The price for these lists shall include updatesubscriptions as available to the date of the election for which the lists havebeen requested. These updates shall reflect changes to the registry records,including all new and deleted voters as received by the secretary of state.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-17 > Chapter-17-6 > 17-6-5

SECTION 17-6-5

   § 17-6-5  Registration lists available topolitical parties and candidates. – (a) Upon application in writing, the secretary of state shall, upon request,furnish prepaid at a reasonable price to be established annually by thesecretary and at a reasonable time, to the state chairperson of each politicalparty and to each person proposing to be a duly qualified candidate for stateor congressional office and to no one else except as provided in this chapter,lists of registered voters as they appear in the central voter registry of eachcity or town or of each senatorial or representative district, or of eachcongressional district.

   (b) These lists, so furnished, shall be used by thechairpersons for political purposes, or by the candidates only in thefurtherance of candidacy for political office in the ensuing primary and/orgeneral election and for no other purpose. The information available for eachregistrant shall consist only of the name, designation of party affiliation,street address, city or town, congressional district, senatorial district,representative district, ward, and/or precinct and nothing else.

   (c) The price for these lists shall include updatesubscriptions as available to the date of the election for which the lists havebeen requested. These updates shall reflect changes to the registry records,including all new and deleted voters as received by the secretary of state.