The term "elector" as used in this article shall
refer to any person having the qualifications required by law to vote
in elective meetings in the Town of Lincoln.
The provisions of the Constitution and the General
Laws of the state now or hereafter in effect pertaining to elections,
special, general and primary, and also all special acts pertaining
to elections in the Town of Lincoln now in effect, shall govern all
Town elections, special, general and primary, so far as they may be
applicable.
[Amended 11-10-2002]
Regular municipal elections of Town officers
shall hereafter be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday
in November, biennially, in even-numbered years. Office terms shall
expire on the first Tuesday in January following the election.
There shall be a bipartisan canvassing authority
elected by the Town Council as provided by the Constitution and laws
of the state. Said canvassing authority shall be known as the "Board
of Canvassers and Registration" and 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 they were chosen
respectively.
[Amended 11-2-2010]
Pursuant to the laws of the State of Rhode Island
and the Lincoln Town Charter, the Town Council shall provide for nominations
and elections of Town officers and holding of special municipal elections
when required.
