§ 17-11-1.1 - Combination of voting districts for special election.
SECTION 17-11-1.1
§ 17-11-1.1 Combination of votingdistricts for special election. – (a) The board of canvassers of any city or town at which there shall besubmitted to the voters a question or questions for their approval or rejectionbut at which no state or local officials will be elected, shall have theauthority to combine two (2) or more voting districts, when in its judgment thecombination is advisable, and when combined shall be treated as a votingdistrict, but only upon the approval of the board of elections.
(b) If voting districts are combined as provided insubsection (a) of this section, the local board must advertise the combinationof districts in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town no lessthan seven (7) days and no more than twenty-one (21) days before the specialelection.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b)of this section, the board of canvassers of the city of Woonsocket or the townof Cumberland may combine two (2) or more voting districts for the senatedistrict 20 special election in April, 2008 and when combined shall be treatedas a voting district, but only upon the approval of the board of elections.
If voting districts are combined pursuant to this subsection,the local board must advertise the combination of districts in a newspaper ofgeneral circulation in the city or town no less than three (3) days before thespecial election.