§ 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.
History of Section.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.
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.