Legal Opinion

Opinion to the Senate

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 17, 1958PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*57Opinion requested by Senate concerning validity of proposal to authorize absentee and shut-in electors to vote on or before election day. Court declined to answer question because of ambiguity and suggested it might be preferable to resubmit it in a more detailed and specific form.

January 17, 1958

To the Honorable, the Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

We have received from the honorable senate a resolution requesting, in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of article XII of amendments to the constitution of this state, our written opinion upon the following…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McGann v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1957
  2. Roberts v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1957
  3. Gobeille v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1957
  4. Shippee v. Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1957

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Advisory Opinion to His Excellency, LichtSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
  2. Friends of the Sakonnet v. DutraDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1990

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