| Chapter 039 |
| 2015 -- H 5649 Enacted 05/21/2015 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- POLL OPENING TIMES |
| Introduced By: Representative Justin Price |
| Date Introduced: February 26, 2015 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 17-18-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-18 entitled "Elective |
| Meetings" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 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. for the biennial general election |
| and 9 a.m. for all other elections |
| (4) Central Falls Polls open at 7 a.m. |
| (5) Charlestown Polls open at 7 a.m. for the biennial general election |
| and 9 a.m. for all other elections |
| (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. for the biennial general election |
| and 8 a.m. for all other elections |
| (16) Johnston Polls open at 7 a.m. |
| (17) Lincoln Polls open at 7:00 a.m. |
| (18) Little Compton Polls open at 7 a.m. |
| (19) Middletown Polls open at 7 a.m. and 7 a.m. for Presidential Elections only |
| (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) In all special or primary elections in the towns of Hopkinton, Westerly, Richmond, |
| and Little Compton, polls shall open at 9:00 a.m. |
| (c) In all presidential preference primaries in the town of New Shoreham, polls shall |
| open at 12:00 p.m. |
| (d) In all primary elections in all cities and towns, polls may open at 7:00 a.m. |
| Notice shall be given and posted by the local board. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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