Rhode Island General Laws
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-22-1 (2026)
Commencement and continuance of tabulations
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The state board shall commence the counting, canvassing, and tabulating of all votes cast, including mail ballots, at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m. on any election day at which mail ballots may be cast and within twenty-four (24) hours after any other election or primary, and shall continue and complete the tabulation with all reasonable expedition by using an optical scan count system.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1981–1981 · leading case: Buonanno v. DiStefano, 430 A.2d 765 (R.I. 1981).
Buonanno v. DiStefano, 430 A.2d 765 (R.I. 1981). “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 17-22-1. The petition for certiorari is denied and dismissed, the writ previously issued is quashed, and the record certified to us by the Board of Elections is remitted to the board with our decision endorsed thereon.”
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