Rhode Island § 17-18-9 § 17-18-9. District meetings open whole day.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-18-9 — § 17-18-9. District meetings open whole day.

Rhode Island § 17-18-9

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-18Elective Meetings

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-18-9 (2026).

Text

§ 17-18-9. District meetings open whole day.
In the election of general officers, representatives in congress, and electors of
            president and vice-president of the United States, and of city officers of all cities,
            and in the election of senators and representatives in the general assembly, the town,
            ward, senatorial and representative district, and voting district meetings of the
            several cities and towns, shall be kept open for voting during the whole time of voting
            for the day.
         

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§ 17-18-9. District meetings open whole day.

In the election of general officers, representatives in congress, and electors of president and vice-president of the United States, and of city officers of all cities, and in the election of senators and representatives in the general assembly, the town, ward, senatorial and representative district, and voting district meetings of the several cities and towns, shall be kept open for voting during the whole time of voting for the day.

Legislative History

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