R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-20-2.2

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-20-2

The deadline to request an absentee ballot, with a valid excuse is the 21st day before the election. After the deadline, a voter who is incapacitated to the extent that it would be an undue hardship to vote at the polls or who is not able to vote at his or her polling place on the day of the election is entitled to an emergency ballot. 

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Rhode Island Board of Elections

2000 Plainfield Pike

Cranston, RI 02921

Phone: 401-222-2345

Fax: 401-222-3135