{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-22-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-22-1","heading":"Commencement and continuance of tabulations.","body":"The state board shall commence the counting, canvassing, and tabulating of all votes cast, including mail ballots, at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m. on any election day at which mail ballots may be cast and within twenty-four (24) hours after any other election or primary, and shall continue and complete the tabulation with all reasonable expedition by using an optical scan count system.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 22 Tabulation and Certification of Returns by State Board"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-22/17-22-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:05Z","sha256":"f21234a31729067c8b16edc0d4ce11fe318b306757f9a202d697ae71d37664ff","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-21.1-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-22-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}