2020 -- H 8077 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH, AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF | |
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (CHANGE THE NAME OF THE | |
STATE) | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Williams, Almeida, Solomon, Alzate, and Hull | |
Date Introduced: June 19, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
1 | RESOLVED, That a majority of all members elected to each house of the general |
2 | assembly voting therefor, the following amendment to the Constitution of the state be proposed to |
3 | the qualified electors of the state in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of the |
4 | constitution for their approval and that it take the place of the Title and the Preamble to the |
5 | constitution and Article III, Section 3, and Article IX, Section 8, all of which are hereby amended |
6 | to read as follows: |
7 | CONSTITUTION |
8 | OF THE |
9 | STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
10 | PREAMBLE |
11 | We, the people of this State which state shall henceforth be known as the state of Rhode |
12 | Island, grateful to Almighty God for the civil and religious liberty which He hath so long |
13 | permitted us to enjoy, and looking to Him for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and to |
14 | transmit the same, unimpaired, to succeeding generations, do ordain and establish this |
15 | Constitution of government. |
16 | ARTICLE III |
17 | OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE |
18 | Section 3. Oath of general officers. - - All general officers shall take the following |
19 | engagement before they act in their respective offices, to wit: You being by the free vote of the |
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1 | electors of this state of Rhode Island, elected unto the place of do solemnly swear (or, affirm) to |
2 | be true and faithful unto this state, and to support the Constitution of this state and of the United |
3 | States; that you will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties of your aforesaid office to |
4 | the best of your abilities, according to law: So help you God. [Or: This affirmation you make and |
5 | give upon the peril of the penalty of perjury.] |
6 | ARTICLE IX |
7 | OF THE EXECUTIVE POWER |
8 | Section 8. Commissions. -- All commissions shall be in the name and by authority of the |
9 | State of Rhode Island; shall be sealed with the state seal, signed by the governor, and attested by |
10 | the secretary. |
11 | RESOLVED, That this amendment shall take, in the Constitution of the State, the place |
12 | of the Title and the Preamble to the constitution, and of Article III, Section 3, and Article IX, |
13 | Section 8, of the constitution; |
14 | IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, That the said proposition of amendment contained in this |
15 | resolution shall be submitted to the electors for their approval or rejection at the next statewide |
16 | general election to be held in November, 2020. The voting places in the several cities and towns |
17 | shall be kept open during the hours required by law for voting therein for the members of the |
18 | general assembly and such other officials as may be up for election; and be it further |
19 | RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause the said proposition of amendment to |
20 | be published as a part of this resolution in the newspapers of the state prior to the date of the said |
21 | meetings of the electors; and the said proposition shall be inserted in the warrants or notices to be |
22 | issued previous to said meetings of the electors for the purpose of warning the town, ward, or |
23 | district meetings, and said proposition shall be read by the town, ward or district clerks to the |
24 | electors in the town, ward or district meetings to be held as aforesaid; and be it further |
25 | RESOLVED, That the town, ward and district meetings to be held aforesaid shall be |
26 | warned, and the list of voters shall be canvassed and made up, and the said town, ward and |
27 | district meetings shall be conducted in the same manner as now provided by law for the town, |
28 | ward and district meetings for the election of members of the general assembly and such other |
29 | officials as may be up for election. |
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