The bill proposes an amendment to Section 17-4-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-4, which pertains to "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.

The bill also includes provisions for filling any vacancies that may occur in the office of electors due to death, refusal to act, neglect to attend, or other causes. The present electors are tasked with filling such vacancies by roll call and by a plurality of votes. Once the electors are assembled or vacancies are filled, they are to perform the duties required of them by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage.

Statutes affected:
8304: 17-4-11