Section 100-RICR-20-00-2.8 - Election OfficialsA. The RIRVRA mandates that the Department of State shall ensure that persons who have become eligible to vote because of their discharge from incarceration face no continued barriers to registration or voting resulting from their felony convictions.B. The Department of State shall provide training to all local election officials on the CVRS processing of removals and restoration of voter registrations based on information provided by the DOC. Local election officials shall be trained by the Department of State and the BOE on the mandates of the RIRVRA. Training will occur upon hiring and annually for all relevant employees, and within 30 days of any procedural changes or updates.C. The BOE will train staff at the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and other voter registration agencies about the eligibility of people with felony convictions to register to vote. Training will also occur annually for all relevant employees, and within 30 days of any procedural changes or updates.100 R.I. Code R. § 100-RICR-20-00-2.8