{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-1-7.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-1-7.1","heading":"Filings to be originals.","body":"Filings made under this title at the secretary of state’s office shall be considered valid only if they bear original signatures and shall not include any telegram, cablegram, telephone call, electronically transmitted documents, or similar communications.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-1/17-1-7.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:59Z","sha256":"89b37870ac1c470cdeb10c0fd8a22e0add6aa1801bd08468250d29a9b85b3b94","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-1-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-1-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}