{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-19-45","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-19-45","heading":"Fraudulent election returns.","body":"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.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 19 Conduct of Election and Voting Equipment, and Supplies"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-19/17-19-45.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:04Z","sha256":"55c7d5179b282295015b2c10e15cd02459efb5d3a7a6ef9f5f19b90139c6410b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-19-44","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-19-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}