§ 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.
History of Section.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.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-18 - Elective Meetings
Section 17-18-1. - Warning and organization of town elective meetings.
Section 17-18-2. - Warning and organization of ward elective meetings.
Section 17-18-4. - Return of warrant.
Section 17-18-5. - Date of general elective meetings.
Section 17-18-5.1. - Elections falling on religious holiday.
Section 17-18-6. - District moderator and clerk.
Section 17-18-7. - Place and time of district elective meetings — Moderator and clerks as quorum.
Section 17-18-8. - Town and elective meetings continuously open for voting.
Section 17-18-9. - District meetings open whole day.
Section 17-18-10. - Time of opening of polls.
Section 17-18-11. - Time of closing of polls.
Section 17-18-12. - Adjournment of ward and district meetings.
Section 17-18-13. - Reopening of town elective meetings — Certificates.
Section 17-18-14. - Application to elections conducted on optical scan precinct count voting system.