Rhode Island § 17-4-1 § 17-4-1. Congressional districts.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-4-1 — § 17-4-1. Congressional districts.

Rhode Island § 17-4-1

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-4Federal Elective Officers

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-4-1 (2026).

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§ 17-4-1. Congressional districts.
The state shall be divided into two (2) districts for the election of representatives
            in the congress of the United States, to be called respectively the first congressional
            district and the second congressional district, and the electors residing in each
            of the districts who are qualified to vote for general officers shall be entitled,
            at the times and places and in the manner provided by law, to elect a representative
            in the congress of the United States for the district in which they reside.
         

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§ 17-4-1. Congressional districts.

The state shall be divided into two (2) districts for the election of representatives in the congress of the United States, to be called respectively the first congressional district and the second congressional district, and the electors residing in each of the districts who are qualified to vote for general officers shall be entitled, at the times and places and in the manner provided by law, to elect a representative in the congress of the United States for the district in which they reside.

Legislative History

P.L. 1901, ch. 838, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 16, § 1; P.L. 1912, ch. 775, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 15, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1932, ch. 1859, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 322, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-1; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.