Court Opinion

ID: 4948740
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-09-24 12:42:48.129428+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:59:48.119467
License: Public Domain

[1] ORDER
[2] This order is issued prior to the publication of a full opinion in response to the urgent need of the Government of the City of Providence for our decision in these matters.
[3] After examination of the briefs submitted by the parties and after hearing their counsel in oral argument a majority of the court is of the opinion that:
 I. An Information in the Nature of a Quo Warranto must be brought by the Attorney General and not by a private party.
 II. The Board of Elections, in rejecting the challenge embodied in the petition for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, was correct because that petition was not timely filed.
 III. If the Attorney General had filed the Information in the Nature of a Quo Warranto, and the merits of that petition had been reached, the court is of the opinion that Article III, § 2 of the Rhode Island Constitution is prospective in its application and would not have applied to the Mayor-elect.
[4] Consequently, the petitions for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari and for an Information in the Nature of a Quo Warranto are denied.
[5] A full opinion addressing all issues in detail will be issued. The Chief Justice will, at that time, file a dissenting opinion. *Page 1270