Rhode Island § 17-11-1.1 § 17-11-1.1. Combination of voting districts for special election.

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§ 17-11-1.1 — § 17-11-1.1. Combination of voting districts for special election.

Rhode Island § 17-11-1.1

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-11Voting Districts and Officials

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-11-1.1 (2026).

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§ 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 or at which officials
            will be elected, shall have the authority to combine two (2) or more voting districts,
            when in its judgment the combination is advisable. The board may by unanimous vote
            make such designation for any special election, but only upon the approval of the
            board of elections.
         
(b) If voting districts are combined as provided in subsection (a), the local board must
            

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§ 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 or at which officials will be elected, shall have the authority to combine two (2) or more voting districts, when in its judgment the combination is advisable. The board may by unanimous vote make such designation for any special election, but only upon the approval of the board of elections.

(b) If voting districts are combined as provided in subsection (a), 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) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 69, § 1 and P.L. 2019, ch. 79, § 1.]

(d) [Deleted by P.L. 2023, ch. 250, § 1 and P.L. 2023, ch. 251, § 1.]

Legislative History

P.L. 1964, ch. 136, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 7; P.L. 1986, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 2, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 74; P.L. 2003, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 352, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 5, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 3, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 4, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 79, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 250, § 1, effective June 22, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 251, § 1, effective June 22, 2023.