List of Rhode Island General Assemblies

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The following is a list of terms of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the legislature of the state of Rhode Island in the United States. Rhode Island became part of the United States in 1790. The first state consitution was effected in 1843. [1]

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Prior to around 1904, the legislature met in "five State Houses that were located in different towns in Rhode Island": Bristol, East Greenwich, Newport, Providence, and South Kingstown. [2] "In November, 1900, the Constitution was amended in favor of one session of the General Assembly each year, to commence at Providence on the first Tuesday in January of each year." Since around 1904, the legislature meets in the State House building in Providence. [3]

Before 1912, elections took place annually. [1] "On November 7, 1911, the Constitution was amended, establishing biennial elections for...members of the General Assembly." [3]

List of legislatures

Prior to 1913

1913-present

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chronology of some leading events in the history of the state", State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1975–1976 Manual, hdl:2027/uiug.30112086376107 – via HathiTrust
  2. ↑ "A Guide to Rhode Island Government & History" (PDF), sos.ri.gov, retrieved 2024-07-28
  3. 1 2 Thomas Williams Bicknell (1920), History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, New York: American Historical Society, p. 647
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Charles Babbitt (1912), "Rhode Island", Hand-list of Legislative Sessions and Session Laws...of the United States and Its Possessions and of the Several States to May, 1912, Hand list of legislative sessions and session laws, State Library of Massachusetts, p. 456 – via HathiTrust
  5. ↑ "Rhode Island", A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society and Tufts Archival Research Center, retrieved 2024-07-27
  6. ↑ "Election returns: Rhode Island", Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1866, New York, p. 54, hdl:2027/nyp.33433081727301 – via HathiTrust
  7. 1 2 Manual with rules and orders for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1882-83, hdl:2027/uiug.30112108170181 – via HathiTrust, Constitution...Article VIII, of elections, section 1...senators, representatives...shall be elected at the town, city, or ward meetings, to be holden on the first Wednesday of April, annually; and shall severally hold their offices for one year, from the first Tuesday of May next succeeding, and until others are legally chosen
  8. 1 2 "Election returns: Rhode Island", Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1891, New York, p. 310, hdl:2027/nyp.33433081727343 – via HathiTrust
  9. ↑ "General Assembly ticket, April, 1895", Providence Journal Almanac 1896, Providence Journal Co., p. 38, hdl:2027/nyp.33433081728366 – via HathiTrust
  10. 1 2 Greeley, Horace; Cleveland, John Fitch; Ottarson, F. J.; Schem, Alexander Jacob; McPherson, Edward; Rhoades, Henry Eckford (1901), "States and territories: general information", Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1901, New York, p. 408, Annual elections{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ↑ "Election calendar", Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year-book for 1908, 1907, p. 81, Rhode Island: annually
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Manual, with rules and orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1976, pp. 9 v – via HathiTrust. Various dates
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Previous Election Results", elections.ri.gov, State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, retrieved 2024-07-27
  14. ↑ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly", rilin.state.ri.us, archived from the original on 1997-07-01 – via Wayback Machine
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "House Journals", rilegislature.gov, State of Rhode Island General Assembly, retrieved 2024-07-28
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