Chapter
005
2008 -- H 7822 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 04/09/08
A N A C T
RELATING TO ELECTIONS
-- VOTING DISTRICTS
Introduced By: Representatives Vaudreuil, and Silva
Date Introduced: February
26, 2008
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 17-11-1.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-11 entitled "Voting
Districts
and Officials" is hereby amended to read as follows:
17-11-1.1.
Combination of voting districts for special election. -- (a) The board
of
canvassers
of any city or town at which there shall be submitted to the voters a question
or
questions
for their approval or rejection but at which no state or local officials will
be elected,
shall
have the authority to combine two (2) or more voting districts, when in its
judgment the
combination
is advisable, and when combined shall be treated as a voting district, but only
upon
the
approval of the board of elections.
(b) If voting districts are combined as provided in subsection (a) of this
section, the local
board
must advertise the combination of districts in a newspaper of general
circulation in the city
or town
no less than seven (7) days and no more than twenty-one (21) days before the
special
election.
(c)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the
board of
canvassers
of the city of Woonsocket or the town of Cumberland may combine two (2) or more
voting
districts for the senate district 20 special election in April, 2008 and when
combined shall
be
treated as a voting district, but only upon the approval of the board of
elections.
If
voting districts are combined pursuant to this subsection, the local board must
advertise
the
combination of districts in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or
town no less than
three
(3) days before the special election.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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LC02128/SUB A
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