§ 22-1-1. Composition of senate. Commencing on the first Tuesday in January, 2023, the senate shall consist of thirty-eight (38) senators, one senator being elected from each of the senatorial districts into which the state is divided in § 22-1-2. History of Section.P.L. 2022, ch. 5, § 2, effective February 16, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. […]
§ 22-1-2. Districts. The state is hereby divided into thirty-eight (38) senatorial districts bounded and described as follows: (1) It is understood and intended that for the purpose of this section a line described as running on, on, to or through any street (including road, avenue, lane, way, parkway, expressway, divided highway, state route or […]
§ 22-1-3. Construction of chapter — Legislative purposes. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of it and to apportion the state into senatorial districts in compliance with the requirements of the United States Constitution. It is intended that the senatorial districts described in this chapter completely encompass all the area within […]
§ 22-1-4. [Repealed.]
§ 22-1-5. Election duties of local officials. Wherever in the general laws or in any public law a duty is imposed upon the president of a city or town council or upon the local board of any city or town or upon a city or town clerk, sergeant, or constable in connection with the election […]
§ 22-1-6. Reference to senator from city or town. Wherever in the general laws or in any public law reference is made to a senator from any city or town, or to the election of a senator from any city or town, the reference shall mean and be deemed to refer to a senator from […]
