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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL STATE OFFICES | |
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Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, Goodwin, F Lombardi, Coyne, Archambault, and | |
Date Introduced: February 15, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 17-2-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-2 entitled "General State |
2 | Officers" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 17-2-5. Vacancies in other general offices. |
4 | In case of a vacancy in the office of secretary of state, attorney general, or general treasurer, |
5 | from any cause, the general assembly in grand committee shall elect some person to fill the office, |
6 | if the vacancy occurs with less than one year remaining in the term. If the vacancy occurs, with |
7 | more than one year remaining in the term, it shall be filled through a special election; provided, |
8 | that if the vacancy occurs when the general assembly is not in session, the governor shall appoint |
9 | some person to fill the vacancy until a successor elected by the general assembly is qualified to act. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL STATE OFFICES | |
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1 | This act would require a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of secretary of state, |
2 | attorney general or general treasurer, if more than one year is left in the term of office. If less than |
3 | one year in the term is remaining, it shall be filled by the general assembly in grand committee. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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