(a)  Every person who has reached the age of eighteen (18) years or who is seventeen (17) years of age and will be eighteen (18) years of age by the date of the next election, and is otherwise qualified to register may do so for that election.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 17-9.1-33

(b)  A person who is otherwise qualified to register and is at least sixteen (16) years of age, but will not be eighteen (18) years of age by the date of the next election, may preregister upon satisfactory proof of age and shall be automatically registered upon reaching eighteen (18) years of age.

History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 366, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 390, § 1.