Rhode Island § 17-18-6 § 17-18-6. District moderator and clerk.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-18-6 — § 17-18-6. District moderator and clerk.

Rhode Island § 17-18-6

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-18Elective Meetings

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-18-6 (2026).

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§ 17-18-6. District moderator and clerk.
The officers of a voting district shall be a moderator and a clerk. The moderator
            shall preside in all meetings of his or her district until his or her successor is
            elected and qualified. The moderator shall have the same authority in these meetings
            as moderators of town meetings have, and shall be subject to the same penalties for
            willful violation or neglect of duty. The clerk shall keep a record of the proceedings
            of the meetings in his or her district, and, after a choice of officers in his or
            her district, shall, in writing duly certified, notify the town or city clerk of the
            choice; provided

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§ 17-18-6. District moderator and clerk.

The officers of a voting district shall be a moderator and a clerk. The moderator shall preside in all meetings of his or her district until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The moderator shall have the same authority in these meetings as moderators of town meetings have, and shall be subject to the same penalties for willful violation or neglect of duty. The clerk shall keep a record of the proceedings of the meetings in his or her district, and, after a choice of officers in his or her district, shall, in writing duly certified, notify the town or city clerk of the choice; provided, that in the cities of Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Newport, Cranston, Woonsocket, and Warwick, the notification shall be made to the local board.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 9, §§ 7, 8, 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 9, §§ 7, 8, 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 9, § 8; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 3; P.L. 1916, ch. 1422, § 3; P.L. 1920, ch. 1975, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 9, § 8; P.L. 1926, ch. 924, § 3; P.L. 1927, ch. 1085, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 314, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 17-18-6; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 14.