2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 17 - Elections
Chapter 17-4 - Federal Elective Officers
Section 17-4-1 - Congressional districts.
§ 17-4-1 Congressional districts. – The state shall be divided into two (2) districts for the election of representatives in the congress of the United States, to be called respectively the first congressional district and the second congressional district, and the electors residing in each of the districts who are qualified to vote for general officers shall be entitled, at the times and places and in the manner provided by law, to elect a representative in the congress of the United States for the district in which they reside.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1901, ch. 838, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 16, § 1; P.L. 1912, ch. 775, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 15, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1932, ch. 1859, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 322, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-3-1; G.L. 1956, § 17-4-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.)
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