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 electors are to meet 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.

Additionally, the bill maintains the provisions for filling vacancies in the office of electors. If a vacancy arises due to death, refusal to act, neglect to attend, or any other cause, the present electors are tasked with filling the vacancy by roll call and by a plurality of votes. Once the electors are assembled or the vacancy is filled, they are to perform their duties as required by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The bill stipulates that these changes will take effect immediately upon passage.

Statutes affected:
3059: 17-4-11