The bill proposes an amendment to Section 17-4-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-4, which is titled "Federal Elective Officers." The amendment involves a change in the schedule for the meeting of presidential electors. The current law states that presidential electors are to meet at the state house in the city of Providence on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December following their election. The bill seeks to change this meeting day to the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December after their election.
Additionally, the bill addresses the procedure for filling vacancies in the office of electors. If any vacancy arises due to death, refusal to act, neglect to attend, or any other cause, the electors present are required to fill the vacancy by roll call and by a plurality of votes. Once the electors are in attendance or the vacancy is filled as provided in this section, they are to carry out the duties mandated by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage.
Statutes affected: 3059: 17-4-11