Rhode Island § 17-4-10 - Federal Elective Officers
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§ 17-4-10. Federal Elective Officers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-4-10
§ 17-4-10. Presidential electors — Time and manner of voting — Election by plurality.
The people of this state, qualified by law to vote for general offices, shall elect as many electors of president and vice-president of the United States that the state is or shall be entitled to at town, ward, and district meetings on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, in every fourth (4th) year, commencing in 1960, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 19 of this title, and the several candidates having a plurality of the legal votes given in at the election shall be elected.
History of Section.
P.L. 1901, ch. 827, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 17, § 1; P.L. 1917, ch. 1507, § 1; G.L. 1923,
ch. 16, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 323, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-1; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-10; P.L.
1958, ch. 18, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-4-10 ("Federal Elective Officers") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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