The electors of the Town of Middletown, on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in the year 1971, shall by ballot elect seven councilmen to hold office for the term of three years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified; the electors of the town on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in the year 1974 and biennially thereafter, shall by ballot elect seven councilmen to hold office for the term of two years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The electors of the town on the first Tuesday next of the first Monday in November in the year 1971 shall by ballot elect two members of the school committee to hold office for the term of five years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified; the electors of the town on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1976 and every four years thereafter shall elect two members of the school committee to hold office for the term of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The electors of the town on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the year 1974 and every four years thereafter shall elect three members of the school committee to hold office for the term of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The members of the school committee elected at the election held in the town in November 1969 shall continue in office until the first Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1974 and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. All the officers whose election is provided for in this section shall be voted for on one ballot and the polls shall be kept open from 10 o'clock in the forenoon until 8 o'clock in the afternoon. (P.L. 1918, ch. 1692, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 36, § 1)
Editor's note. For state law as to appointment of district moderators and clerks by Middletown town council, see R.I. Gen. Laws, §§ 17-11-7 to 17-11-10. As to opening and closing of polls in Middletown, see R.I. Gen. Laws, §§ 17-18-10, 17-18-11.
The current practice in the town is for the polls to be open from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., as provided in R.I. Gen. Laws, §§ 17-18-10, 17-18-11; voting machines are used instead of ballots as provided in R.I. Gen. Laws, § 17-19-2.