{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-20-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-20-16","heading":"Time of casting vote.","body":"Mail ballots may be cast in the manner provided by law on or before election day; provided, that no mail ballot shall be counted unless it is received by the state board not later than the time prescribed by § 17-18-11 for the closing of polling places on election day, except ballots cast under the provisions of § 17-20-6.1, which shall be counted if received by the state board by four o’clock p.m. (4:00) on the third day following a primary or four o’clock p.m. (4:00) on the seventh day following an election.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 20 Mail Ballots"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-20/17-20-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:04Z","sha256":"39e2cea7587069f1bc5e0b747826829c6d5fd7bff2d915e453c0237a95c6e7cc","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-20-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-20-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}