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RI Gen L § 17-2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-2 - General State Officers|Section 17-2-4 - Filling vacancies in offices of governor and lieutenant governor.

§ 17-2-4. Filling vacancies in offices of governor and lieutenant governor.If the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are both vacant by reason of death or otherwise, they shall be filled by the general assembly in grand committee, and the acting governor shall, if the general assembly is not then in session, call a special session of the general assembly for that purpose within twenty (20) days after both of the offices become vacant, if a stated session is not sooner to occur.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 826, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 14, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 13, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 320, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 17-1-5; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-4; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-2 - General State Officers|Section 17-2-5 - Vacancies in other general offices.

§ 17-2-5. Vacancies in other general offices.In case of a vacancy in the office of secretary of state, attorney general, or general treasurer, from any cause, the general assembly in grand committee shall elect some person to fill the office; provided, that if the vacancy occurs when the general assembly is not in session, the governor shall appoint some person to fill the vacancy until a successor elected by the general assembly is qualified to act.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 826, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 14, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 13, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 320, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 17-1-6; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-5; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-2 - General State Officers|Section 17-2-6 - Majority required in general assembly - Term of officer elected to fill vacancy.

§ 17-2-6. Majority required in general assembly — Term of officer elected to fill vacancy.In elections by the general assembly in grand committee, the person receiving a majority of the votes shall be elected. Every person elected by the general assembly to fill a vacancy, pursuant to the provision of this chapter, shall hold his or her office for the remainder of the term or for the full term, as the case may be, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 826, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 14, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 13, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 320, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 17-1-7; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-6; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-3 - General Assembly Members|Section 17-3-1 - Time of election - Term of office.

§ 17-3-1. Time of election — Term of office.Senators and representatives in the general assembly shall be elected biennially, at general elections, in each senatorial and representative district in accordance with the provisions of this title; and shall hold their respective offices for two (2) years beginning on the first Tuesday of January, next succeeding their election, and until the election and qualification of their respective successors.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1230, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 15, § 1; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 29; P.L. 1912, ch. 819, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 14, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 321, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-1; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-3 - General Assembly Members|Section 17-3-2 - Adjournment of election meetings.

§ 17-3-2. Adjournment of election meetings.All senatorial district, representative district, and voting district meetings held in any district for the election of senators and representatives in the general assembly, or of any one or more of them, shall, at the time of closing the polls in that district as prescribed by law, stand adjourned until the date named in the warrant provided in § 17-3-3 to be issued in case of no election, or until the state board has notified the secretary of state that an election of senator and representative in the general assembly from the district has been made.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1230, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 15, § 2; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 14, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 321, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1040, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-2; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-2; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-3 - General Assembly Members|Section 17-3-3 - Adjourned elections on failure to elect.

§ 17-3-3. Adjourned elections on failure to elect.If it appears by the count of the state board that no election has been made of any one or more of the senators or representatives in the general assembly, at any election held for those officers, the board shall, immediately after the count, notify the secretary of state of the failure to elect; the secretary of state shall, immediately after the notification, direct the local boards in the senatorial or representative districts to issue their warrants to the moderators of the district, districts, or voting districts, as the case may be, directing the election to proceed on the tenth (10th) day from the date of the warrant, unless the day is a legal holiday, in which case the secretary of state shall direct the election to proceed on the next day after the tenth (10th) day not a legal holiday, for the officer or officers for which there was no choice, which warrant shall be served on the day of its issue by the several city or town sergeants or constables; provided, there shall be no election held on Saturday, and if the tenth (10th) day falls on Saturday, the election shall proceed on the Monday next following, unless that Monday is a legal or religious holiday, in which case the election shall proceed on the next following day which is not a legal or religious holiday.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1230, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 15, § 4; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 31; G.L. 1923, ch. 14, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 321, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1040, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-3; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-3 - General Assembly Members|Section 17-3-4 - Candidates and ballots at adjourned elections.

§ 17-3-4. Candidates and ballots at adjourned elections.At the adjourned elections provided for in § 17-3-3, the official ballot shall contain the names of the candidates for the offices for which there was no choice at the first election, and shall be printed and supplied by the secretary of state; provided, that in case any candidate has died, the senatorial district or representative district committee, as the case may be, of the party to which the candidate belonged may substitute the name of some other person as a candidate and that name shall be printed upon the official ballot, if the substitution is made in time to allow it to be printed.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1230, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 15, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 14, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 321, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-4; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-4; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 3; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 3; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-3 - General Assembly Members|Section 17-3-5 - Death, refusal, or incapacity of senator or representative elect.

§ 17-3-5. Death, refusal, or incapacity of senator or representative elect.(a) Whenever any person elected a senator or representative in the general assembly, at any time between the day of his or her election and the beginning of his or her term of office, refuses to serve and so declares to the secretary of state, or dies, becomes insane, removes from the state, or is otherwise incapacitated, the secretary of state shall immediately cause a warrant to be issued ordering a new election of senator or representative, as the case may be, to be held in that district at least seventy (70) but not more than ninety (90) days from the occurrence of the refusal or incapacity.(b) Every person elected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall hold his or her office for the full term or for the remainder of the term, as the case may be, of the office that person is elected to fill, and until that person's successor is elected and qualified.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1230, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 15, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 14, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 321, § 4; P.L. 1954, ch. 3313, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-5; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-5; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 3; P.L. 1991, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 277, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-3 - General Assembly Members|Section 17-3-6 - Vacancy in general assembly - Special elections.

§ 17-3-6. Vacancy in general assembly — Special elections.(a) Whenever from any cause a vacancy occurs in the representation of any senatorial or representative district in the general assembly while the general assembly is in session, the secretary of state shall cause the local board of the city or town to issue a warrant ordering an election to fill the vacancy, to be held in that district at least seventy (70) but not more than ninety (90) days from the occurrence of the vacancy; provided, that if the general assembly has nearly completed its January session so that it is doubtful whether the person to be chosen can serve as a member at that session, the election shall not be ordered within that time limit, but may be held at any later date within that calendar year, if that year is the first year of the biennial period for which a general assembly has been chosen. And, provided further, the election to fill the vacancy shall be held on a Tuesday that falls between the seventieth and ninetieth day of the vacancy. If the vacancy occurs after the first Monday in February in the second year of the biennial period for which a general assembly was chosen, no warrant shall be issued for a special election to fill the vacancy. If the vacancy occurs or exists at any other time when the general assembly is not in session, the secretary of state shall cause to be issued a warrant for an election to be held to fill the vacancy.(b) Every person elected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall hold his or her office for the remainder of the term that person is elected to fill, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1230, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 15, § 6; P.L. 1921, ch. 2092, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 14, § 6; P.L. 1930, ch. 1530, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 321, § 5; P.L. 1954, ch. 3313, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-6; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-6; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 3; P.L. 1991, ch. 194, § 1; 1991, ch. 277, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 182, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 279, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-3 - General Assembly Members|Section 17-3-7 - Nominations at special elections.

§ 17-3-7. Nominations at special elections.For the elections provided for in §§ 17-3-5 and 17-3-6, certificates of nomination and nomination papers may be filed twenty-eight (28) days prior to the date of those primary elections.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1230, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 15, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 14, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 321, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-7; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-7; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 277, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-3 - General Assembly Members|Section 17-3-8 - Failure to issue warrant for election.

§ 17-3-8. Failure to issue warrant for election.Every member of a local board who neglects to seasonably issue his or her warrant as provided in this chapter shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1230, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 15, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 14, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 321, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1954, ch. 3313, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-2-8; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-8; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 3; P.L. 1978, ch. 201, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-1 - Congressional districts.

§ 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.History of Section.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.
RI Gen L § 17-4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-3 - Repealed.

§ 17-4-3. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 838, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 16, § 2; P.L. 1912, ch. 775, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 15, § 2; P.L. 1930, ch. 1527, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1859, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 322, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-3; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 84, § 2; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 4; Repealed by P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 21, effective June 28, 2002. For present comparable provisions, see § 17-4-2.
RI Gen L § 17-4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-4 - Time of election of representatives in congress.

§ 17-4-4. Time of election of representatives in congress.The election of representatives in congress shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in each even numbered year.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 838, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 16, § 3; P.L. 1914, ch. 1048, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 15, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 322, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-4; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-4; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-4-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-5 - Time of election of senators.

§ 17-4-5. Time of election of senators.The election of a senator in congress shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in the year 1958, and on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every sixth year thereafter, and on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the year 1960, and on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every sixth year thereafter.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 16, § 3; P.L. 1914, ch. 1048, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 15, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 322, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-5; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-5; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-4-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-6 - Manner of voting - Election by plurality.

§ 17-4-6. Manner of voting — Election by plurality.In all elections of senators and representatives in congress the voting shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter 19 of this title, and the person or candidate receiving the largest number of votes shall be declared elected.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 838, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 16, § 4; P.L. 1914, ch. 1048, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 15, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 322, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-6; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-6; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-4-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-7 - New election in absence of plurality.

§ 17-4-7. New election in absence of plurality.In case no person receives a plurality of the votes cast in the state or in either congressional district at any election, a new election shall be held in the state or in the district on the fourth (4th) Tuesday after the holding of the election at which there was no choice. For the election, any new certificates of nomination or nomination papers shall be filed ten (10) days previous to the date of the election.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 838, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 16, § 7; P.L. 1914, ch. 1048, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 15, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 322, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-8; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-7; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-4-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-8 - Special election to fill vacancy in office of representative.

§ 17-4-8. Special election to fill vacancy in office of representative.Whenever any person elected a representative in congress from either district, at any time between the day of his or her election and the beginning of his or her term of office, refuses to serve and so declares to the secretary of state, or dies, becomes insane, removes from the state, or is otherwise incapacitated, or whenever a vacancy happens in the representation of this state in congress as contemplated in the second section of the first article of the Constitution of the United States, the governor shall immediately issue his or her writ of election directed to the several city and town clerks, or local boards as the case may be, ordering a new election of the representative in congress to be held in that district to fill the vacancy, at as early a date, to be stated in the writ, as will be in compliance with the provisions of law in relation to these elections, but no election provided for by this section shall be held on any day other than the first Tuesday next after the first Monday of any month; provided, that whenever a vacancy occurs between the first day of April and the first day of October in any even-numbered year, the governor shall, unless in his or her opinion the public good requires an earlier special election, issue his or her writ for a special election to fill the vacancy to be held with the general election on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November of that year.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 838, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 16, § 8; P.L. 1914, ch. 1048, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 15, § 8; P.L. 1930, ch. 1529, § 1; P.L. 1936 (s.s.), ch. 2455, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 322, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-9; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-8; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 182, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 279, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-4-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-9 - Special election to fill senatorial vacancy.

§ 17-4-9. Special election to fill senatorial vacancy.Whenever a person elected a senator in congress, at any time between the day of that person's election and the beginning of his or her term of office, refuses to serve and so declares to the secretary of state, or dies, becomes insane, removes from the state, or is otherwise incapacitated, or whenever a vacancy happens in the representation of this state in the United States senate, the governor shall issue his or her writ of election directed to the several city and town clerks, or local boards as the case may be, ordering a new election of senator to fill the vacancy to be held in the state at as early a date, to be stated in the writ, as will be in compliance with the provisions of law in relation to these elections, but no election provided for by this section shall be held on any day other than the first Tuesday next after the first Monday of any month; provided, that whenever a vacancy occurs between the first day of July and the first day of October in any even-numbered year, the governor shall, unless in his or her opinion the public good requires an earlier special election, issue his or her writ for a special election to fill the vacancy to be held with the general election on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November of that year.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 16, § 8; P.L. 1914, ch. 1048, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 15, § 8; P.L. 1930, ch. 1529, § 1; G.L. 1936, ch. 15, § 9; P.L. 1936 (s.s.), ch. 2455, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 322, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-10; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-9; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 182, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 279, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-4-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-10 - Presidential electors - Time and manner of voting - Election by plurality.

§ 17-4-10. Presidential electors — Time and manner of voting — Election by plurality.The people of this state, qualified by law to vote for general offices, shall elect as many electors of president and vice-president of the United States that the state is or shall be entitled to at town, ward, and district meetings on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in every fourth (4th) year, commencing in 1960, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 19 of this title, and the several candidates having a plurality of the legal votes given in at the election shall be elected.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 827, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 17, § 1; P.L. 1917, ch. 1507, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 16, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 323, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-1; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-10; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-4-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-11 - Meeting of electors - Vacancies.

§ 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 Monday 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.History of Section.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.
RI Gen L § 17-4-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers|Section 17-4-12 - Attendance of governor and secretary of state - Certificates required by federal law.

§ 17-4-12. Attendance of governor and secretary of state — Certificates required by federal law.It shall be the duty of the governor and the secretary of state to be present at the state house in Providence on the day of the meeting of the electors, to make and furnish to the electors any certificates required by the laws of the United States to be forwarded to the seat of government with the votes of the electors which are made necessary by any election made pursuant to the provisions of § 17-4-11.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 827, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 17, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 16, § 8; redesignated § 6 by P.L. 1936 (s.s.), ch. 2439, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 323, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-4; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-12; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-4.1-1 - 17-4.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-4.1 - Special Presidential Voters|Section 17-4.1-1 - 17-4.1-6 - Repealed.

§ 17-4.1-1 — 17-4.1-6. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 152, § 5; Repealed by P.L. 1982, ch. 334, § 1, effective May 19, 1982. For present provisions concerning mail ballots, see § 17-20-1 et seq.