No officer or enlisted person shall be compelled to do militia duty on any day on which a general election is held, except in case of war, riot, invasion, or insurrection, or imminent danger thereof, or in cases of public calamity or catastrophe.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-7-5
Exemption from duty on election day
P.L. 1956, ch. 3742, par. 204; G.L. 1956, § 30-7-5.
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