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General Laws of Rhode Island
Title 17 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 17-19 - CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
Section 17-19-45 - Fraudulent election returns

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-45

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Current through 2024 Public Law 457
Section 17-19-45 - Fraudulent election returns

Any election or primary officer who, at the close of the polls, purposely causes the vote registered by any optical scan precinct count unit or related voting equipment to be incorrectly recorded or returned as to any candidate, person, or question, or who knowingly consents to these things, or any of them, being done, shall be guilty of a felony.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-45

P.L. 1935, ch. 2195, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 318, § 20; P.L. 1940, ch. 818, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §§ 36, 39; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-42; G.L. 1956, § 17-19-45; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 201, §9; P.L. 1996 , ch. 277, § 12; P.L. 1996 , ch. 298, § 12.