§ 17-4-11. Meeting of electors — Vacancies.
Presidential electors elected pursuant to this chapter shall meet in the state house in the city of Providence on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December after their election, at the hour of 12 o’clock noon of that day, and if there is any vacancy in the office of electors, occasioned by death, refusal to act, neglect to attend, or other cause, the electors present shall immediately proceed to fill, by roll call and by a plurality of votes, the vacancy in the electoral college; and when the electors appear, or the vacancy is filled as provided in this section, they shall proceed to perform the duties required of electors by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 827, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 17, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 16, § 6; P.L. 1929, ch. 1407, § 1; G.L. 1936, ch. 16, § 5; P.L. 1936 (s.s.), ch. 2439, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 323, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-3; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-11; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers
Section 17-4-1. - Congressional districts.
Section 17-4-2. - Territory in first and second congressional districts.
Section 17-4-4. - Time of election of representatives in congress.
Section 17-4-5. - Time of election of senators.
Section 17-4-6. - Manner of voting — Election by plurality.
Section 17-4-7. - New election in absence of plurality.
Section 17-4-8. - Special election to fill vacancy in office of representative.
Section 17-4-9. - Special election to fill senatorial vacancy.
Section 17-4-10. - Presidential electors — Time and manner of voting — Election by plurality.