11-R434
2011 -- H 5646 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/12/11
J O I N T R E S
O L U T I O N
CREATING A
SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE PUBLIC FUNDED ELECTION SYSTEM IN
THE STATE OF
Introduced By: Representatives Ajello, Edwards, Blazejewski, Marcello, and Tanzi
Date Introduced: March 03, 2011
RESOLVED,
That a special legislative commission be and the
same is hereby created
consisting of seven (7) members: three (3) of whom shall be from
the House of Representatives,
not more than two (2) from the same political party, to
be appointed by the Speaker; three (3) of
whom shall be from the Senate, not more than two (2) from
the same political party, to be
appointed by the Senate President, and one of whom shall be the
Executive Director of the Rhode
Island
Board of Elections, or his/her designee.
In lieu of any
appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory
commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission
created by a general assembly
resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the
general public to serve in lieu
of a legislator, provided that the Majority Leader or
the Minority Leader of the political party
which is entitled to the appointment consents to the
appointment of the member of the general
public.
The purpose of said
commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of all aspects of
public financing of elections in
reviewing and suggesting improvements to the current system for
public financing for the
election of general officers, and creating a system of public
financing of elections for the General
Assembly.
Forthwith upon passage
of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at
the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and
shall select from among the legislators a
chairperson. Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like
manner as the original
appointment.
The membership of said
commission shall receive no compensation for their services.
All departments, boards,
commissions, and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice
and information, documentary and otherwise, to said
commission and its agents as is deemed
necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the
purposes of this resolution.
The Speaker of the House
is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters
for said commission; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the commission shall report its findings and
recommendations to the
General Assembly on or
before February 1, 2012, and said commission shall expire on May 1,
2012.
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