Rhode Island § 17-5-6 - Statewide Referenda Elections
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§ 17-5-6. Statewide Referenda Elections
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-5-6
§ 17-5-6. Count of votes — Declaration of results.
Through the use of optical scan voting equipment authorized pursuant to this title, the state board shall count and tabulate all votes cast and shall declare the result in the manner provided by law, and this declaration shall be a sufficient notice to all officers, and all other persons interested, of the adoption or the rejection of any amendment of the Constitution or of the manner in which any question submitted to the electors of the state has been decided.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 245, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 4; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 4.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-5-6 ("Statewide Referenda Elections") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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