Rhode Island § 17-2-1 § 17-2-1. General officers enumerated — Election and terms.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-2-1 — § 17-2-1. General officers enumerated — Election and terms.

Rhode Island·Title 17 Elections·Ch. 17-2 General State Officers

§ 17-2-1. General officers enumerated — Election and terms.
The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and general
            treasurer shall be known as general officers. They shall be elected at a general election,
            quadrennially, in accordance with the provisions of this title, and shall hold their
            respective offices for four (4) years beginning on the first Tuesday of January next
            succeeding their election and until the election and qualification of their respective
            successors.
         

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§ 17-2-1. General officers enumerated — Election and terms.

The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and general treasurer shall be known as general officers. They shall be elected at a general election, quadrennially, in accordance with the provisions of this title, and shall hold their respective offices for four (4) years beginning on the first Tuesday of January next succeeding their election and until the election and qualification of their respective successors.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1901, ch. 826, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 14, § 1; P.L. 1912, ch. 817, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 13, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 320, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-1-1; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 25.