Chapter 205
2011 -- S 0341 SUBSTITUTE A AS
AMENDED
Enacted 07/01/11
A N A C T
RELATING TO
ELECTIONS
Introduced
By: Senators Bates, Felag,
Date Introduced: February 16, 2011
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Sections 17-18-10 and 17-18-11 of the General
Laws in Chapter 17-18
entitled "Elective Meetings" are hereby amended to
read as follows:
17-18-10.
Time of opening of polls. -- (a) Elective meetings
in the cities and towns
named in this section shall be opened for the purpose of
voting at the hours specified for each
particular city or town as designated in the specific time as
follows:
(1) Barrington Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(2) Bristol Polls open
at 7 a.m.
(3) Burrillville Polls
open at 7 a.m. for the biennial general election and 9 a.m. for all
other elections.
(4) Central Falls Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(5) Charlestown Polls
open at 7 a.m. for the biennial general election and 9 a.m. for all
other elections.
(6) Coventry Polls open
at 7 a.m.
(7) Cranston Polls open
at 7 a.m.
(8) Cumberland Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(9) East Greenwich Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(10) East Providence
Polls open at 7 a.m.
(11) Exeter Polls open
at 7 a.m.
(12) Foster Polls open
at 7 a.m.
(13) Glocester
Polls open at 7 a.m.
(14) Hopkinton Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(15) Jamestown Polls
open at 7 a.m. for the biennial general election and 8 a.m. for all
other elections
(16) Johnston Polls open
at 7 a.m.
(17) Lincoln Polls open
at 8 a.m. 7:00 a.m.
(18) Little Compton
Polls open at 7 a.m.
(19) Middletown Polls
open at 8 a.m. 7 a.m. and 7 a.m. for Presidential Elections only.
(20) Narragansett Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(21) Newport Polls open
at 8 a.m. 7 a.m.
(22) New Shoreham Polls
open at 9 a.m.
(23) North Kingstown
Polls open at 7 a.m.
(24) North Providence
Polls open at 7 a.m.
(25) North Smithfield
Polls open at 8 a.m.7 a.m.
(26) Pawtucket Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(27) Portsmouth Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(28) Providence Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(29) Richmond Polls open
at 7 a.m.
(30) Scituate Polls open
at 7 a.m.
(31) Smithfield Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(32) South Kingstown
Polls open at 7 a.m.
(33) Tiverton Polls open
at 8 a.m. 7 a.m.
(34) Warren Polls open
at 8 a.m. 7 a.m.
(35) Warwick Polls open
at 7 a.m.
(36) Westerly Polls open
at 7 a.m.
(37) West Greenwich
Polls open at 7 a.m.
(38) West Warwick Polls
open at 7 a.m.
(39) Woonsocket Polls
open at 8 a.m. 7 a.m.
(b) In all special or
primary elections in the towns of Hopkinton,
and Little Compton, polls shall open at 9:00 a.m.
(c) In all presidential
preference primaries in the town of
at 12:00 p.m.
(d) In all primary
elections in all cities and towns, polls may open at 7:00 a.m. Notice
shall be given and posted by the local board.
17-18-11.
Time of closing of polls. -- Elective meetings in
all cities and towns shall be
continuously kept open for voting until 9 p.m. 8 p.m.;
provided, that any qualified voter who is
within the building in which the elective meeting is being
conducted and is waiting in line to vote
at 9 p.m. 8 p.m. shall be entitled to cast
his or her vote. When all persons entitled to vote have
been afforded a reasonable opportunity to do so, the polls
shall be closed;. provided, that the
city
council of the city of
polls one hour earlier than set forth in this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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