Section 100-RICR-20-00-2.1 - Purpose and AuthorityA. The RIRVRA, R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-9.2-3(g) charged the Department of State with the responsibility to develop and implement a program to educate attorneys, judges, election officials, correctional officers and members of the public about the requirements of the Restoration of Voting Rights Act, ensuring that: 1. Judges are informed of their obligations;2. The Department of Corrections is prepared to carry out its responsibilities;3. Voter registration forms are appropriately revised;4. Probation and Parole Officers are informed and prepared to notify probationers and parolees;5. Information concerning RIRVRA is made available to government officials and the public through a single publication; and6. Voting rights are restored to persons discharged from incarceration, or never incarcerated following felony convictions, whether discharged or sentenced before or after the effective date of RIRVRA.B. AUTHORITY 1. These rules and regulations are established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-28 and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35) and are available for public inspection, submissions or requests at the Department of State, Administrative Records Office, State House, 82 Smith St., Providence, Rhode Island 02903.100 R.I. Code R. § 100-RICR-20-00-2.1