§ 17-9.1-26 Confirmation process –Verification of the address of registered voter. – (a) Whenever: (i) an acknowledgement card, which was mailed to a voter whoseapplication to register to vote has been accepted, is returned asundeliverable; (ii) through the periodic updating of voter registration recordsas provided in § 17-9.1-27, a change of address is detected for any voter;(iii) as the result of a challenge under § 17-9.1-28, the challenged voterfails to appear before the local board; or (iv) a mailing by the jurycommissioner to a voter is returned as undeliverable; the local board shallbegin the confirmation process described in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) Whenever any other official mailing from either the stateboard or a local board or from the office of the secretary of state, whichofficial mailing has been sent to at least a majority of the registered votersin a particular city or town, is returned as undeliverable to any one or moreof the voters to whom it was mailed, the local board may commence theconfirmation process described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The confirmation notice shall be sent by first-classforwardable mail and shall be of any size or other specifications that shall bedetermined by the state board. The notice shall include a voter registrationform that may be used by the voter to verify or correct the voter's residenceaddress for voting purposes.
(c) The confirmation notice shall be prepared insubstantially the following form and shall contain substantially the followinginformation, subject to any additional information as may be required by thestate board; provided, that the wording of the form may be revised and updatedfrom time to time by the state board in a manner to make its content as easilyreadable and understandable as possible:
The board of canvassers has received information that you mayno longer reside at the address from which you are currently registered. If youhave not permanently changed your residence address or if you have permanentlychanged your residence address but continue to live in the same city or townyou should immediately return the voter registration form no later thanfourteen (14) days after the date of this mailing even if this notice wasmailed to your correct current address. If the voter registration form is notreturned, affirmation or confirmation of your current address may be requiredat the polls on election day. If the registration form is not returned and youdo not vote by ]]]]]]]]]] which is the date of the second general electionfollowing the date of this mailing, then your name may be removed from thevoter registration list. If you have permanently changed residence address toanother city or town in Rhode Island, please complete, and return thecompleted voter registration form to the local board of canvassers in the cityor town of your current address.
(d) The confirmation notice shall be mailed to both thevoter's current registered address and any new residence address, to the extentboth addresses are available to the local board.
(e) If a confirmation notice is mailed to a voter andreturned as undeliverable, or if delivered and the voter has not respondedwithin fourteen (14) days from the date of the mailing, the voter shall remainon or be placed on the inactive list and shall not be permitted to vote untilthe voter has signed an affirmation form at either the approved polling placeor at the local board of canvassers as provided in this chapter. If the voterfails to vote by the second general election following the date of theconfirmation mailing, then the voter shall be removed from the voting list.Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if the confirmation mailing was basedupon the change of address information provided by or through the United StatesPostal Service National Change of Address Program, and the voter has failed torespond to the confirmation mailing, the voter shall remain on the active listof voters and shall not be required to sign the affirmation form. In thesecases, the voter's residence address for voting purposes will be changed by thelocal board to the new address as indicated by the National Change of AddressProgram.
(f) Local boards shall be required to maintain for a periodof at least two (2) years a record of all outgoing confirmation mailings,including the reasons for the mailing of the confirmations. Records shall bekept in a fashion that may be determined by the state board.
§ 17-9.1-26 Confirmation process –Verification of the address of registered voter. – (a) Whenever: (i) an acknowledgement card, which was mailed to a voter whoseapplication to register to vote has been accepted, is returned asundeliverable; (ii) through the periodic updating of voter registration recordsas provided in § 17-9.1-27, a change of address is detected for any voter;(iii) as the result of a challenge under § 17-9.1-28, the challenged voterfails to appear before the local board; or (iv) a mailing by the jurycommissioner to a voter is returned as undeliverable; the local board shallbegin the confirmation process described in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) Whenever any other official mailing from either the stateboard or a local board or from the office of the secretary of state, whichofficial mailing has been sent to at least a majority of the registered votersin a particular city or town, is returned as undeliverable to any one or moreof the voters to whom it was mailed, the local board may commence theconfirmation process described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The confirmation notice shall be sent by first-classforwardable mail and shall be of any size or other specifications that shall bedetermined by the state board. The notice shall include a voter registrationform that may be used by the voter to verify or correct the voter's residenceaddress for voting purposes.
(c) The confirmation notice shall be prepared insubstantially the following form and shall contain substantially the followinginformation, subject to any additional information as may be required by thestate board; provided, that the wording of the form may be revised and updatedfrom time to time by the state board in a manner to make its content as easilyreadable and understandable as possible:
The board of canvassers has received information that you mayno longer reside at the address from which you are currently registered. If youhave not permanently changed your residence address or if you have permanentlychanged your residence address but continue to live in the same city or townyou should immediately return the voter registration form no later thanfourteen (14) days after the date of this mailing even if this notice wasmailed to your correct current address. If the voter registration form is notreturned, affirmation or confirmation of your current address may be requiredat the polls on election day. If the registration form is not returned and youdo not vote by ]]]]]]]]]] which is the date of the second general electionfollowing the date of this mailing, then your name may be removed from thevoter registration list. If you have permanently changed residence address toanother city or town in Rhode Island, please complete, and return thecompleted voter registration form to the local board of canvassers in the cityor town of your current address.
(d) The confirmation notice shall be mailed to both thevoter's current registered address and any new residence address, to the extentboth addresses are available to the local board.
(e) If a confirmation notice is mailed to a voter andreturned as undeliverable, or if delivered and the voter has not respondedwithin fourteen (14) days from the date of the mailing, the voter shall remainon or be placed on the inactive list and shall not be permitted to vote untilthe voter has signed an affirmation form at either the approved polling placeor at the local board of canvassers as provided in this chapter. If the voterfails to vote by the second general election following the date of theconfirmation mailing, then the voter shall be removed from the voting list.Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if the confirmation mailing was basedupon the change of address information provided by or through the United StatesPostal Service National Change of Address Program, and the voter has failed torespond to the confirmation mailing, the voter shall remain on the active listof voters and shall not be required to sign the affirmation form. In thesecases, the voter's residence address for voting purposes will be changed by thelocal board to the new address as indicated by the National Change of AddressProgram.
(f) Local boards shall be required to maintain for a periodof at least two (2) years a record of all outgoing confirmation mailings,including the reasons for the mailing of the confirmations. Records shall bekept in a fashion that may be determined by the state board.
§ 17-9.1-26 Confirmation process –Verification of the address of registered voter. – (a) Whenever: (i) an acknowledgement card, which was mailed to a voter whoseapplication to register to vote has been accepted, is returned asundeliverable; (ii) through the periodic updating of voter registration recordsas provided in § 17-9.1-27, a change of address is detected for any voter;(iii) as the result of a challenge under § 17-9.1-28, the challenged voterfails to appear before the local board; or (iv) a mailing by the jurycommissioner to a voter is returned as undeliverable; the local board shallbegin the confirmation process described in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) Whenever any other official mailing from either the stateboard or a local board or from the office of the secretary of state, whichofficial mailing has been sent to at least a majority of the registered votersin a particular city or town, is returned as undeliverable to any one or moreof the voters to whom it was mailed, the local board may commence theconfirmation process described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The confirmation notice shall be sent by first-classforwardable mail and shall be of any size or other specifications that shall bedetermined by the state board. The notice shall include a voter registrationform that may be used by the voter to verify or correct the voter's residenceaddress for voting purposes.
(c) The confirmation notice shall be prepared insubstantially the following form and shall contain substantially the followinginformation, subject to any additional information as may be required by thestate board; provided, that the wording of the form may be revised and updatedfrom time to time by the state board in a manner to make its content as easilyreadable and understandable as possible:
The board of canvassers has received information that you mayno longer reside at the address from which you are currently registered. If youhave not permanently changed your residence address or if you have permanentlychanged your residence address but continue to live in the same city or townyou should immediately return the voter registration form no later thanfourteen (14) days after the date of this mailing even if this notice wasmailed to your correct current address. If the voter registration form is notreturned, affirmation or confirmation of your current address may be requiredat the polls on election day. If the registration form is not returned and youdo not vote by ]]]]]]]]]] which is the date of the second general electionfollowing the date of this mailing, then your name may be removed from thevoter registration list. If you have permanently changed residence address toanother city or town in Rhode Island, please complete, and return thecompleted voter registration form to the local board of canvassers in the cityor town of your current address.
(d) The confirmation notice shall be mailed to both thevoter's current registered address and any new residence address, to the extentboth addresses are available to the local board.
(e) If a confirmation notice is mailed to a voter andreturned as undeliverable, or if delivered and the voter has not respondedwithin fourteen (14) days from the date of the mailing, the voter shall remainon or be placed on the inactive list and shall not be permitted to vote untilthe voter has signed an affirmation form at either the approved polling placeor at the local board of canvassers as provided in this chapter. If the voterfails to vote by the second general election following the date of theconfirmation mailing, then the voter shall be removed from the voting list.Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if the confirmation mailing was basedupon the change of address information provided by or through the United StatesPostal Service National Change of Address Program, and the voter has failed torespond to the confirmation mailing, the voter shall remain on the active listof voters and shall not be required to sign the affirmation form. In thesecases, the voter's residence address for voting purposes will be changed by thelocal board to the new address as indicated by the National Change of AddressProgram.
(f) Local boards shall be required to maintain for a periodof at least two (2) years a record of all outgoing confirmation mailings,including the reasons for the mailing of the confirmations. Records shall bekept in a fashion that may be determined by the state board.
