Legal Opinion
In Re Advisory Opinion to the Governor
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 22, 1997No. 96-565-M.PPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
To His Excellency Lincoln Almond, Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
We have received from Your Excellency a request for our written opinion in accordance with article 10, section 3, of the Rhode Island Constitution on the following question.
“Does the Governor have authority pursuant to Article 9, Section 5 of the Rhode Island Constitution to fill a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor for the remainder of a four-year term for that constitutional office?”
Upon receipt of your request the court invited briefs to be filed by those who were proponents of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- New York Trust Co. v. EisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- City of Pawtucket v. SundlunSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995
- Kennedy v. Cumberland Engineering Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
- Nugent Ex Rel. Hurd v. City of East ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
- In Re Advisory Opinion to the GovernorSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
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3Cited by11 opinions
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