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:

{ADD 17-18-10. Time of opening of polls. -- ADD} (a) Elective meetings in the cities and towns hereinafter named shall be opened for the purpose of voting at the hours specified for each particular city or town as designated in the specific time hereinafter set forth.

(1) Barrington Polls open at 7 a.m.

(2) Bristol Polls open at 7 a.m.

(3) Burrillville Polls open at {DEL 9 a.m. DEL} {ADD 7 a.m. for the ADD} {ADD biennial general election ADD} {ADD and 9 a.m. for all other elections ADD}

(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 8 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 8 a.m.

(13) Glocester Polls open at 7 a.m.

(14) Hopkinton Polls open at 6 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 8 a.m.

(17) Lincoln Polls open at 8 a.m.

(18) Little Compton Polls open at 7 a.m.

(19) Middletown Polls open at 8 a.m. and 7 a.m. for Presidential Elections only.

(20) Narragansett Polls open at 7 a.m.

(21) Newport Polls open at 8 a.m.

(22) New Shoreham Polls open at 9 a.m.

(23) North Kingstown Polls open at 7 a.m. for the biennial general election and 8 a.m. for all other elections.

(24) North Providence Polls open at 7 a.m.

(25) North Smithfield Polls open at 8 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 6 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 8 a.m.

(34) Warren Polls open at 8 a.m.

(35) Warwick Polls open at 7 a.m.

(36) Westerly Polls open at 6 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 8 a.m.

(b) Provided, however, that in all special or primary elections in the towns of Hopkinton, Westerly, Richmond, and Little Compton, polls shall open at 9:00 a.m.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.