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IN RE ADVISORY OPINION TO THE GOVERNOR

No. 96-565-M.P.

688 A.2d 288 (1997)

In re ADVISORY OPINION TO THE GOVERNOR (Appointment to Fill Vacancy In Office of Lieutenant Governor).

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Larissa, Jr./Harris Weiner, for Governor.

Lisa Dinerman, Special Asst. Attorney General, for Plaintiff.

John A. MacFadyen, III, Richard P. Kearns, Providence, for House.

Edward M. Fogarty, Providence, for Senate.

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...

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