Rhode Island § 17-18-5 § 17-18-5. Date of general elective meetings.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-18-5 — § 17-18-5. Date of general elective meetings.

Rhode Island·Title 17 Elections·Ch. 17-18 Elective Meetings

§ 17-18-5. Date of general elective meetings.
A meeting of the electors of every city, town, senatorial district, representative
            district, and of every voting district shall be held biennially in the even years
            on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November at a place to be designated
            and furnished by the local boards of the respective towns and cities at the expense
            of the towns and cities, respectively, for the purpose of organization and voting
            for general officers, senators and representatives in the general assembly, representatives
            in congress, and electors of president and vice-president of the United States, if
            to be chos

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§ 17-18-5. Date of general elective meetings.

A meeting of the electors of every city, town, senatorial district, representative district, and of every voting district shall be held biennially in the even years on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November at a place to be designated and furnished by the local boards of the respective towns and cities at the expense of the towns and cities, respectively, for the purpose of organization and voting for general officers, senators and representatives in the general assembly, representatives in congress, and electors of president and vice-president of the United States, if to be chosen, and for any other officers that are to be chosen on that day.

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 9, § 4; P.L. 1901, ch. 808, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 9, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 9, § 7; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 9, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 314, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 17-18-5; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 14.