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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- POLL OPENING TIMES | |
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Introduced By: Representative Justin Price | |
Date Introduced: February 26, 2015 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 17-18-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-18 entitled "Elective |
2 | Meetings" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 17-18-10. Time of opening of polls. -- (a) Elective meetings in the cities and towns |
4 | named in this section shall be opened for the purpose of voting at the hours specified for each |
5 | particular city or town as designated in the specific time as follows: |
6 | (1) Barrington Polls open at 7 a.m. |
7 | (2) Bristol Polls open at 7 a.m. |
8 | (3) Burrillville Polls open at 7 a.m. for the biennial general election |
9 | and 9 a.m. for all other elections |
10 | (4) Central Falls Polls open at 7 a.m. |
11 | (5) Charlestown Polls open at 7 a.m. for the biennial general election |
12 | and 9 a.m. for all other elections |
13 | (6) Coventry Polls open at 7 a.m. |
14 | (7) Cranston Polls open at 7 a.m. |
15 | (8) Cumberland Polls open at 7 a.m. |
16 | (9) East Greenwich Polls open at 7 a.m. |
17 | (10) East Providence Polls open at 7 a.m. |
18 | (11) Exeter Polls open at 7 a.m. |
19 | (12) Foster Polls open at 7 a.m. |
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1 | (13) Glocester Polls open at 7 a.m. |
2 | (14) Hopkinton Polls open at 7 a.m. |
3 | (15) Jamestown Polls open at 7 a.m. for the biennial general election |
4 | and 8 a.m. for all other elections |
5 | (16) Johnston Polls open at 7 a.m. |
6 | (17) Lincoln Polls open at 7:00 a.m. |
7 | (18) Little Compton Polls open at 7 a.m. |
8 | (19) Middletown Polls open at 7 a.m. and 7 a.m. for Presidential Elections only |
9 | (20) Narragansett Polls open at 7 a.m. |
10 | (21) Newport Polls open at 7 a.m. |
11 | (22) New Shoreham Polls open at 9 a.m. |
12 | (23) North Kingstown Polls open at 7 a.m. |
13 | (24) North Providence Polls open at 7 a.m. |
14 | (25) North Smithfield Polls open at 7 a.m. |
15 | (26) Pawtucket Polls open at 7 a.m. |
16 | (27) Portsmouth Polls open at 7 a.m. |
17 | (28) Providence Polls open at 7 a.m. |
18 | (29) Richmond Polls open at 7 a.m. |
19 | (30) Scituate Polls open at 7 a.m. |
20 | (31) Smithfield Polls open at 7 a.m. |
21 | (32) South Kingstown Polls open at 7 a.m. |
22 | (33) Tiverton Polls open at 7 a.m. |
23 | (34) Warren Polls open at 7 a.m. |
24 | (35) Warwick Polls open at 7 a.m. |
25 | (36) Westerly Polls open at 7 a.m. |
26 | (37) West Greenwich Polls open at 7 a.m. |
27 | (38) West Warwick Polls open at 7 a.m. |
28 | (39) Woonsocket Polls open at 7 a.m. |
29 | (b) In all special or primary elections in the towns of Hopkinton, Westerly, Richmond, |
30 | and Little Compton, polls shall open at 9:00 a.m. |
31 | (c) In all presidential preference primaries in the town of New Shoreham, polls shall |
32 | open at 12:00 p.m. |
33 | (d) In all primary elections in all cities and towns, polls may open at 7:00 a.m. |
34 | Notice shall be given and posted by the local board. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- POLL OPENING TIMES | |
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1 | This act would remove the exemption that the town of Richmond had received, which |
2 | allowed its polls to open at 9 a.m., rather than 7 a.m., for special and primary elections. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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