Title 45, Title 45 and Cities

Prior to any town meeting prescribed by law or called by request as provided by § 45-3-6, the list of the electors qualified to vote in town meetings shall be made out and canvassed in the same manner as provided by law with respect to elective town meetings.

Whenever the inhabitants of any town do not exceed three thousand (3,000) by the last census, whether national or state, preceding the holding of a town meeting, seven (7) electors at least shall be necessary to constitute a legal town meeting; and whenever the inhabitants of any…

At the annual or biennial town meeting of each town, there shall be chosen a moderator to preside in all the town meetings until the moderator’s successor is elected and qualified.

The term of office of the elected moderator and clerk commences at the first regular meeting held for the election of officers, and continues until their successors are elected and qualified, unless otherwise provided by law.

In all meetings of the electors or voters in a town, representative district, or voting district, the moderator of the meeting shall preside.

Every moderator has the power to manage and regulate the business of each meeting, conforming to law, and to maintain peace and good order at the meeting.

If any person conducts himself or herself in a disorderly manner in any town, representative district, or voting district meeting, the moderator may order that person to withdraw from the meeting; and, on the person’s refusal, may order the town sergeant, or any town constable pr…

Town meetings shall be held at the time as is by law or vote provided, unless otherwise directed.

The moderator of every town meeting shall, on a motion being made and seconded, relative to any business regularly before the meeting, after having heard all the electors entitled to vote on the motion who desire to be heard, cause the votes of the electors present to be taken on…

All questions relating to town affairs, excepting elections, shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the electors present entitled to vote on the question.

A copy of the record of the proceedings of any town meeting, certified by the town clerk, is evidence of any act or vote of the town in town meeting assembled, and the certificate of the town clerk that no town meeting was held to consider any subject in the certificate mentioned…

The moderators and clerks of voting districts and representative districts in all cities and towns shall severally receive as compensation for their services the minimum sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per day.

The provisions of §§ 45-3-14 — 45-3-23, govern elective meetings held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 19 of title 17, if and so far as they are applicable, and not inconsistent with the provisions of chapter 19 of title 17.

(a) At the request of the council of a city or town, the board of elections shall furnish a sufficient number of voting machines for use in connection with votes taken at any municipal budget referenda. Any request shall be made to the board of elections not later than fifteen (1…

All town meetings are open to the public, including representatives of the press and news media; provided, that, in the event that there are space constraints, voters shall be admitted to the meetings before non-voters. Non-voters may be seated or assigned to a separate area as i…

If, on the day of the town meeting for the election of town officers, any town fails to make an election of town clerk, town council, or town treasurer, the meeting may be adjourned for the purpose of completing the election of those officers, but of no others, from day to day, n…

(a) If at the stated time and day of the town meeting in the town of Barrington, there is insufficient room to accommodate, seat, assemble, and hear, all the qualified electors present at the town meeting, and if after review by the town moderator and town clerk it is determined …

(a) In the event that in the judgment of the town moderator there is no facility in the town of Foster large enough to accommodate the electors reasonably expected at the annual financial town meeting, then the moderator may make arrangements to schedule the financial town meetin…

Town meetings, other than annual or biennial meetings, shall be held at the times that are, or may be, by the Constitution or by law required, or may be called in the manner provided in this chapter. Notwithstanding any provision of any state law or municipal charter provision to…

Town clerks shall cause the electors of their respective towns to be notified of every town meeting prescribed by law, and also of all other town meetings legally called.

Whenever the town council, or whenever ten percent (10%) of the electors of any town, as provided in this section, less any fractional part that may appear in this computation thereof, shall make a request, in writing, for the calling of a town meeting to transact any business re…

No special town meeting shall be called without the consent of the town council, if the subject or any of the subjects proposed to be considered at the special town meeting have been acted on by the town at any time within six (6) months prior to the time of the proposed call.

The notice to the electors to meet in a town meeting, prescribed by law, shall be given by the town clerk issuing his or her warrant, directed to the town sergeant or one of the town constables of the town, or in the event that the town sergeant or a town constable is not availab…

The notice of meetings, when called by request provided in § 45-3-6, shall be given in the manner provided for meetings prescribed by law. In towns in which the hour of meetings prescribed by law is fixed by law, meetings called by request shall be held at the same hour. In other…