R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-25: Voting machines for municipal budget referenda.

(a) At the request of the council of a city or town, the board of elections shall furnish a sufficient number of voting machines for use in connection with votes taken at any municipal budget referenda. Any request shall be made to the board of elections not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the municipal budget referenda.

(b) Nothing in this section makes the provisions of title 17 applicable to municipal budget referenda.