§ 17-1-3 Eligibility to vote. –
Every citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen (18) years of age,
whose residence as defined in § 17-1-3.1 has been in this state for at
least thirty (30) days, and in the town or city and voting district in which
that person desires to cast his or her vote at least thirty (30) days next
preceding the election, and who is registered in that city or town and voting
district at least thirty (30) days next preceding any election, shall be
entitled to vote in the election; provided, a person may vote in a primary
election only if that person is eligible under the provisions of this title. A
person who has not registered to vote, or whose registration has been canceled
pursuant to § 17-10-1, may cast a vote for president and vice-president on
election day at his or her city or town hall or at an alternate location
designated by the board of canvassers, and approved by the board of elections,
where such location is deemed necessary to better accommodate such voters. The
casting of that vote shall commence the process of voter registration and
subject the person voting to the requirements and penalties of this chapter.
(P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 172,
§ 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 246, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 2011,
ch. 84, § 1.)