§ 45-4-19. Combination of voting districts for special city council election in the city of Pawtucket.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, the Pawtucket board of canvassers shall combine councilmatic voting districts for a special primary election and special election in 2018 to fill a vacancy on the Pawtucket city council. The districts shall be combined so that there shall be at least one voting district in each of the six (6) council wards in the city.
(b) Once the voting districts are combined as provided in subsection (a), the local board must advertise the combination of districts in a newspaper of general circulation in the city no less than seven (7) days before the special primary election and again no less than seven (7) days prior to the special election.
History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 1, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 3, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 45-4 - Election and Qualification of Officers
Section 45-4-1. - Officers to be elected.
Section 45-4-2. - Meetings not to interfere with elections.
Section 45-4-3. - Assistant moderator to preside over town business.
Section 45-4-4. - Duplicate lists of electors.
Section 45-4-5. - Certificate of election of clerk.
Section 45-4-6. - Determination of number of council members to be elected.
Section 45-4-7. - Election of council members.
Section 45-4-9. - Failure by electors to elect officer.
Section 45-4-10. - Election of mayors.
Section 45-4-11. - Engagement of town and city officers.
Section 45-4-12. - Certificate of oath delivered to officer.
Section 45-4-13. - Bond of tax collectors.
Section 45-4-14. - Powers of successor tax collectors.
Section 45-4-15. - Tenure of town officers.
Section 45-4-16. - Filling of vacancies in office.
Section 45-4-17. - Special statutes controlling.