{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-3-26","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-26","heading":"Town meetings to be open.","body":"All town meetings are open to the public, including representatives of the press and news media; provided, that, in the event that there are space constraints, voters shall be admitted to the meetings before non-voters. Non-voters may be seated or assigned to a separate area as indicated by the moderator.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 3 Town Meetings"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-3/45-3-26.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:41Z","sha256":"8cf3c0dcf64df6eec35fa6ff8c2aa1e79ccb773d98ecf1400f85d9773f50d47a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-3-25","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-4-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}