Notwithstanding any other general law to the contrary, local boards are authorized to create a pool of election officials who shall be available to fill vacancies wherever needed. These election officials shall have the same training and duties as regular election officials, but shall not be restricted to being electors of the voting district to which they may be assigned, but must be electors of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-11-7.1
Pool of election officials
Known as the Election Law
The act spans §§ 17-10-1 to 17-9-9 (616 sections).
P.L. 1990, ch. 351, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 352, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.