There shall be a bi-partisan canvassing authority elected by the council as provided by the Constitution and laws of the state. Said canvassing authority shall be vested with all the powers and duties now or hereafter vested by law in the canvassing authority or board of registration of the town. All members of said authority or board now in office shall continue in said positions as members thereof until the expiration of the terms for which respectively they were chosen.
Editor's note. For constitutional provisions relating to canvassing authority, see Const., amendment no. 28, § 4, as amended by no. 29, § 4, and 35, § 1. For general law as to local canvassing authorities, see R.I. Gen. Laws, § 17-8-1 et seq.