2018 -- S 2829 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF OFFICERS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Crowley, Nesselbush, Cano, and Conley | |
Date Introduced: April 25, 2018 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 45-4 of the General Laws entitled "Election and Qualification of |
2 | Officers" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 45-4-19. Combination of voting districts for special city council election in the city of |
4 | Pawtucket. |
5 | (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, the |
6 | Pawtucket board of canvassers shall combine councilmatic voting districts for a special primary |
7 | election and special election in 2018 to fill a vacancy on the Pawtucket city council. The districts |
8 | shall be combined so that there shall be at least one voting district in each of the six (6) council |
9 | wards in the city. |
10 | (b) Once the voting districts are combined as provided in subsection (a) of this section, |
11 | the local board must advertise the combination of districts in a newspaper of general circulation |
12 | in the city no less than seven (7) days before the special primary election and again no less than |
13 | seven (7) days prior to the special election. |
14 | 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 TOWNS AND CITIES -- ELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF OFFICERS | |
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1 | This act would allow the city of Pawtucket to fill a vacancy on the Pawtucket City |
2 | Council by combining councilmatic voting districts for a special primary election and special |
3 | election in 2018. The combining of voting districts must be advertised in a newspaper of general |
4 | circulation in the city no less than seven (7) days before the special primary election and again no |
5 | less than seven (7) days prior to the special election. |
6 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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