{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-2-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-2-2","heading":"Death or incapacity of governor elect.","body":"When the governor elect dies, removes from the state, refuses to serve, becomes insane, or is otherwise incapacitated, the lieutenant governor elect shall be qualified as governor at the beginning of the term for which he or she was elected.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 2 General State Officers"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-2/17-2-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:59Z","sha256":"5d3a44313af0121048b931c3f4ae6e945fe61e79d3e0477c0fd0e47a9c3f866e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-2-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-2-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}