Rhode Island § 17-18-13 § 17-18-13. Reopening of town elective meetings — Certificates.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-18-13 — § 17-18-13. Reopening of town elective meetings — Certificates.

Rhode Island § 17-18-13

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-18Elective Meetings

This text of Rhode Island § 17-18-13 (§ 17-18-13. Reopening of town elective meetings — Certificates.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-18-13 (2026).

Text

§ 17-18-13. Reopening of town elective meetings — Certificates.
If, in any case in a town not divided into voting districts, there is no election
            of the town officers voted for who are required to be elected by the people, or of
            any of them, the polls may be reopened and proceedings shall be had until an election
            takes place. In those towns, after the declaration of the result of the voting for
            town officers, the town clerks shall give certificates of their election to the persons
            elected town officers.
         

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

§ 17-18-13. Reopening of town elective meetings — Certificates.

If, in any case in a town not divided into voting districts, there is no election of the town officers voted for who are required to be elected by the people, or of any of them, the polls may be reopened and proceedings shall be had until an election takes place. In those towns, after the declaration of the result of the voting for town officers, the town clerks shall give certificates of their election to the persons elected town officers.