It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. An optical scan precinct count voting system shall be employed in the town of Charlestown to the extent provided in section 17-19-3.9 for the town election on October 14, 1995.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary in titled 17 and 45, and provided that the state does not incur any costs greater than ordinarily would be incurred in the conduct of the hereinfter-described election, the board of elections and the secretary of state shall conduct the election referred to in section one of this act throughout the town of Charlestown through the use of the AccuVote optical scan precinct count units and related voting equipment as provided by the vendor, LHS Associates. Ballots shall be configured to conform to the operation of said voting equipment. The secretary of state and the vendor shall coordinate the vendor's schedule with the board of elections and the Charlestown board of canvassers. All voter education, poll worker training and technical assistance associated with the use and operation of the optical scan voting equipment shall be the responsibility of the vendor.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.