{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-3-14","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-14","heading":"Quorum.","body":"Whenever the inhabitants of any town do not exceed three thousand (3,000) by the last census, whether national or state, preceding the holding of a town meeting, seven (7) electors at least shall be necessary to constitute a legal town meeting; and whenever the inhabitants of any town exceed that number, fifteen (15) electors at least shall be necessary to constitute the meeting; provided, that whenever both the warden or moderator and clerk of any ward or district meeting held in any city or town are present, they shall constitute a quorum for the opening of the polls for voting for all civil officers, except for warden and clerk.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 3 Town Meetings"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-3/45-3-14.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:41Z","sha256":"c9c1cb90df9eb9692db39a2e51b1d58fd70e143fa383ceb1e8dd50d3a45ea234","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-3-13","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-3-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}