§ 45-4-1 Officers to be elected
§ 45-4-2 Meetings not to interfere with elections
§ 45-4-3 Assistant moderator to preside over town business
§ 45-4-4 Duplicate lists of electors
§ 45-4-5 Certificate of election of clerk
§ 45-4-6 Determination of number of council members to be elected
§ 45-4-7 Election of council members
§ 45-4-9 Failure by electors to elect officer
§ 45-4-10 Election of mayors
§ 45-4-11 Engagement of town and city officers
§ 45-4-12 Certificate of oath delivered to officer
§ 45-4-13 Bond of tax collectors
§ 45-4-14 Powers of successor tax collectors
§ 45-4-15 Tenure of town officers
§ 45-4-16 Filling of vacancies in office
§ 45-4-17 Special statutes controlling
§ 45-4-18 Application to voting machine meetings
§ 45-4-19 Combination of voting districts for special city council election in the city of Pawtucket
§ 45-4-20 Combination of voting districts for 2019 special town council election in the town of Barrington
§ 45-4-21 Combination of voting precincts for special school committee election in the town of Coventry
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 45-4 - Election and Qualification of Officers

  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: includes affirmation; the word "sworn" includes affirmed; and the word "engaged" includes either sworn or affirmed. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-11
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9