ARTICLE II. - ELECTIONS AND CANVASSING AUTHORITY
Part of the Code of Ordinances of West Warwick, RI.
The text
201. - Conduct of elections.#
Elections for all town offices which are filled by the vote of the electors of the town shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year; provided, however, that special elections shall be scheduled as provided by law. All such town elections shall be conducted pursuant to applicable provisions of the elections laws of the state.
202. - Canvassers; composition.#
There shall be a bipartisan canvassing authority appointed by the council as provided by the Constitution and laws of the state. The canvassing authority shall be known as the board of canvassers and shall be vested with all the powers and duties now or hereafter vested by law in the canvassing authority or board of canvassers of the town. All members of said authority or board now in office shall continue as members thereof until their successors have been appointed and qualified. All members shall be qualified electors and residents of the town during their term of office.
203. - Districting.#
It shall be the duty of the board of canvassers, within one (1) year after each decennial federal census, or more frequently, to review, and if necessary, to alter the ward boundary lines designated for the election of members of the town council, in such manner that each of the five (5) wards shall comprise compact and contiguous territory, contain as nearly as is practical [practicable] equal populations, and have well-defined boundaries.