{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-3-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-17","heading":"Moderator to preside.","body":"In all meetings of the electors or voters in a town, representative district, or voting district, the moderator of the meeting shall preside.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 3 Town Meetings"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-3/45-3-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:41Z","sha256":"300880c868426deb1f9124d18cfa8d64730c7a0a9e62d5e3b8c2d74cd832dd41","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-3-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-3-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}