In the event the department of administration purchases new voting equipment and services in accordance with § 17-19-3, then any reference in title 17 to optical-scan equipment shall be deemed to refer to the voting equipment then purchased, whether such voting equipment utilizes optical-scan technology or not.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-2.1
New voting technology
Known as the Election Law
The act spans §§ 17-10-1–17-9-9 (616 sections).
P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 176, § 3; P.L. 2015, ch. 201, § 3.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.