Rhode Island § 17-18-10 - Elective Meetings
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§ 17-18-10. Elective Meetings
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-18-10
§ 17-18-10. Time of opening of polls.
(a) Elective meetings in the cities and towns named in this section shall be opened for the purpose of voting at the hours specified for each particular city or town as designated in the specific time as follows:
| (1) Barrington | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (2) Bristol | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (3) Burrillville | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (4) Central Falls | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (5) Charlestown | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (6) Coventry | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (7) Cranston | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (8) Cumberland | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (9) East Greenwich | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (10) East Providence | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (11) Exeter | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (12) Foster | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (13) Glocester | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (14) Hopkinton | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (15) Jamestown | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (16) Johnston | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (17) Lincoln | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (18) Little Compton | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (19) Middletown | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (20) Narragansett | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (21) Newport | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (22) New Shoreham | Polls open at 9 a.m |
| (23) North Kingstown | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (24) North Providence | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (25) North Smithfield | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (26) Pawtucket | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (27) Portsmouth | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (28) Providence | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (29) Richmond | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (30) Scituate | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (31) Smithfield | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (32) South Kingstown | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (33) Tiverton | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (34) Warren | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (35) Warwick | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (36) Westerly | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (37) West Greenwich | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (38) West Warwick | Polls open at 7 a.m |
| (39) Woonsocket | Polls open at 7 a.m |
(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 201, § 1 and P.L. 2019, ch. 268, § 1.]
(c) In all presidential preference primaries in the town of New Shoreham, polls shall open at 12:00 p.m.
(d) Notice shall be given and posted by the local board.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 9, §§ 15, 18, 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 9, §§ 15, 18, 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 9,
§§ 9, 10; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 3; P.L. 1912, ch. 781, § 1; P.L. 1917, ch. 1519, §
1; P.L. 1919, ch. 1774, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2191, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 9, § 10; P.L.
1924, ch. 554, § 1; P.L. 1925, ch. 744, § 6; P.L. 1926, ch. 762, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch.
1334, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1598, § 1; P.L. 1933, ch. 2041, § 1; P.L. 1934, ch. 2102,
§ 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2395, § 1; P.L. 1938, ch. 2603, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 314, § 10;
P.L. 1942, ch. 1210, § 1; P.L. 1944, ch. 1399, § 1; P.L. 1944, ch. 1413, § 1; P.L.
1944, ch. 1427, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3057, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3102, § 1; P.L. 1953,
ch. 3122, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3445, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3505, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-18-10;
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 22, § 1; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1960,
ch. 9, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 157,
§ 1; P.L. 1964, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 5, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 276, § 1; P.L.
1967, ch. 4, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 29, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 13, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 37,
§ 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 266, § 1; P.L.
1973, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch.
33, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 10, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 342, § 1;
P.L. 1985, ch. 38, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 95, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1985,
ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 614, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 11, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 51,
§ 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 38, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 40, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 230, § 1; P.L.
1989, ch. 532, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch.
204, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 151, § 1;
P.L. 1994, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 36, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 63, § 1; P.L. 1996,
ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 410, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 326,
§ 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 459, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 502, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 74, § 1; P.L.
2002, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 318, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch.
302, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 449, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 154, §
1; P.L. 2011, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 25, § 1; P.L.
2015, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 251, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch.
201, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 268, § 1.
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