{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-11-7.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-11-7.1","heading":"Pool of election officials.","body":"Notwithstanding any other general law to the contrary, local boards are authorized to create a pool of election officials who shall be available to fill vacancies wherever needed. These election officials shall have the same training and duties as regular election officials, but shall not be restricted to being electors of the voting district to which they may be assigned, but must be electors of the state.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 11 Voting Districts and Officials"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-11/17-11-7.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:01Z","sha256":"c9c58d708fd45bcd4fb77e4e3fdcf8fe59127b5dce3ad48a4c61b622623cfc3b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-11-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-11-7.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}