2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 17-18 - Elective Meetings › Section 17-18-10. - Time of opening of polls.

§ 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
(4) Central Falls
Polls open at 7 a.m
(5) Charlestown
Polls open at 7 a.m
(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
(16) Johnston
Polls open at 7 a.m
(17) Lincoln
Polls open at 7 a.m
(18) Little Compton
Polls open at 7 a.m
(19) Middletown
Polls open at 7 a.m
(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)
[Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 201, § 1 and P.L. 2019, ch. 268, § 1.]
(c)
In all presidential preference primaries in the town of New Shoreham, polls shall open at 12:00 p.m.
(d)
Notice shall be given and posted by the local board.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 9, §§ 15, 18, 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 9, §§ 15, 18, 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 9, §§ 9, 10; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 3; P.L. 1912, ch. 781, § 1; P.L. 1917, ch. 1519, § 1; P.L. 1919, ch. 1774, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2191, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 9, § 10; P.L. 1924, ch. 554, § 1; P.L. 1925, ch. 744, § 6; P.L. 1926, ch. 762, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1334, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1598, § 1; P.L. 1933, ch. 2041, § 1; P.L. 1934, ch. 2102, § 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2395, § 1; P.L. 1938, ch. 2603, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 314, § 10; P.L. 1942, ch. 1210, § 1; P.L. 1944, ch. 1399, § 1; P.L. 1944, ch. 1413, § 1; P.L. 1944, ch. 1427, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3057, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3102, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3122, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3445, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3505, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-18-10; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 22, § 1; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 9, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 1964, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 5, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 276, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 4, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 29, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 13, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 37, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 33, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 10, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 38, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 95, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 614, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 11, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 51, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 38, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 40, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 532, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 36, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 63, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 410, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 326, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 459, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 502, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 318, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 302, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 449, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 191, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 25, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 251, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 201, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 268, § 1.