All persons entitled to vote shall be protected from arrest in civil cases, on the days of election for city or town officers, and for state officers, representatives in congress, and electors of president and vice-president of the United States; and on the day preceding and the day following the election.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 14, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 20, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 19, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 327, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-5-25.