Chapter 062
2013 -- S 0626
Enacted 06/03/13
A N A C T
RELATING TO
ELECTIONS -- ELECTIVE MEETINGS
Introduced
By: Senators Sheehan, Nesselbush, Metts, Sosnowski, and
Date Introduced: March 06, 2013
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 17-18-11 of the General Laws in Chapter
17-18 entitled "Elective
Meetings" is hereby
amended to read as follows:
17-18-11.
Time of closing of polls. -- Elective meetings in
all cities and towns shall be
continuously kept open for voting until 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 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.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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LC01172
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