R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-18-7: Place and time of district elective meetings — Moderator and clerks as quorum.

Voting district meetings shall be held by the electors of the district at the times appointed by law and at the places designated by the local board of the respective cities and towns; and the moderator and clerk, when present, shall constitute a quorum of electors for the opening of the polls for voting for all civil officers, except for moderator and clerk.