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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS - TIME OF OPENING OF BURRILLVILLE POLLS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Keable, and Newberry

     Date Introduced: June 14, 2016

     Referred To: House Municipal Government

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 17-18-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-18 entitled "Elective

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Meetings" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     17-18-10. Time of opening of polls. -- (a) Elective meetings in the cities and towns

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named in this section shall be opened for the purpose of voting at the hours specified for each

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particular city or town as designated in the specific time as follows:

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     (1) Barrington Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (2) Bristol Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (3) Burrillville Polls open at 7 a.m.

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      for the biennial general

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      election and 9 a.m. for

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      all other elections

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     (4) Central Falls Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (5) Charlestown Polls open at 7 a.m.

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      for the biennial general

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      election and 9 a.m. for

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      all other elections

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     (6) Coventry Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (7) Cranston Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (8) Cumberland Polls open at 7 a.m.

 

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     (9) East Greenwich Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (10) East Providence Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (11) Exeter Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (12) Foster Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (13) Glocester Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (14) Hopkinton Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (15) Jamestown Polls open at 7 a.m.

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      for the biennial general

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      election and 8 a.m. for

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      all other elections

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     (16) Johnston Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (17) Lincoln Polls open at 7:00 a.m.

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     (18) Little Compton Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (19) Middletown Polls open at 7 a.m.

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      and 7 a.m. for Presiden-

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      tial Elections only

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     (20) Narragansett Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (21) Newport Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (22) New Shoreham Polls open at 9 a.m.

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     (23) North Kingstown Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (24) North Providence Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (25) North Smithfield Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (26) Pawtucket Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (27) Portsmouth Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (28) Providence Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (29) Richmond Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (30) Scituate Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (31) Smithfield Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (32) South Kingstown Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (33) Tiverton Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (34) Warren Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (35) Warwick Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (36) Westerly Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (37) West Greenwich Polls open at 7 a.m.

 

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     (38) West Warwick Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (39) Woonsocket Polls open at 7 a.m.

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     (b) In all special or primary elections in the towns of Hopkinton, Westerly, and Little

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Compton, polls shall open at 9:00 a.m.

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     (c) In all presidential preference primaries in the town of New Shoreham, polls shall open

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at 12:00 p.m.

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     (d) In all primary elections in all cities and towns, polls may open at 7:00 a.m. Notice

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shall be given and posted by the local board.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS - TIME OF OPENING OF BURRILLVILLE POLLS

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     This act would mandate that polls in the town of Burrillville open at 7 a.m. for all elective

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meetings.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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