Rhode Island § 17-4-11 § 17-4-11. Meeting of electors — Vacancies.

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§ 17-4-11 — § 17-4-11. Meeting of electors — Vacancies.

Rhode Island § 17-4-11

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-4Federal Elective Officers

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-4-11 (2026).

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§ 17-4-11. Meeting of electors — Vacancies.
Presidential electors elected pursuant to this chapter shall meet in the state house
            in the city of Providence on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December
            after their election, at the hour of 12 o'clock noon of that day, and if there is
            any vacancy in the office of electors, occasioned by death, refusal to act, neglect
            to attend, or other cause, the electors present shall immediately proceed to fill,
            by roll call and by a plurality of votes, the vacancy in the electoral college; and
            when the electors appear, or the vacancy is filled as provided in this section, they
            shall procee

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§ 17-4-11. Meeting of electors — Vacancies.

Presidential electors elected pursuant to this chapter shall meet in the state house in the city of Providence on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December after their election, at the hour of 12 o'clock noon of that day, and if there is any vacancy in the office of electors, occasioned by death, refusal to act, neglect to attend, or other cause, the electors present shall immediately proceed to fill, by roll call and by a plurality of votes, the vacancy in the electoral college; and when the electors appear, or the vacancy is filled as provided in this section, they shall proceed to perform the duties required of electors by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

Legislative History

P.L. 1901, ch. 827, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 17, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 16, § 6; P.L. 1929, ch. 1407, § 1; G.L. 1936, ch. 16, § 5; P.L. 1936 (s.s.), ch. 2439, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 323, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-3; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-11; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 2024, ch. 324, § 1, effective June 25, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 325, § 1, effective June 25, 2024.