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RI Gen L § 17-14-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-9 - Number of papers signed by same voter.

§ 17-14-9. Number of papers signed by same voter.A voter may sign any number of nomination papers for any office the voter may lawfully vote for at the general election.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 10; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-9; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 271, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-14-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-10 - Affidavit of person obtaining signatures.

§ 17-14-10. Affidavit of person obtaining signatures.Every person who obtains signatures of voters upon nomination papers shall under oath sign the following statement:"I, _____________________________________ , of _____________________________________ , under oath, make affidavit and say that the signers of the within nomination paper (or papers) did so sign the paper (or papers) in my presence.  _____________________________________ State of Rhode Island  _____________________________________ , Sc. Subscribed and sworn to before me this _________ day of ___________________ , A.D. 20 _________ .Notary Public"History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 8; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-10; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-11 - Checking and certification of nomination papers - Challenge.

§ 17-14-11. Checking and certification of nomination papers — Challenge.Each nomination paper for party and independent candidates shall be submitted before four o'clock (4:00) p.m. on the sixtieth (60th) day before the primary to the local board of the city or town where the signers appear to be voters or, in the case of special elections, on the twenty-eighth (28th) day before the primary. Nomination papers for independent presidential candidates and presidential candidates of political parties, other than those defined in § 17-1-2(9), shall be filed not later than sixty (60) days prior to the general election. Each local board shall immediately proceed to check signatures on each nomination paper filed with it against the voting list as last canvassed or published according to law. The local boards shall certify a sufficient number of names appearing on the nomination papers that are in conformity with the requirements of § 17-14-8 to qualify the candidate for a position on the ballot, and after considering any challenge under this section and, if necessary, certifying any additional valid names, shall immediately file nomination papers for statewide office, general assembly, and state and district committee candidates with the secretary of state; provided, that nomination papers for local candidates shall be retained by the local board. If any candidate or the chairperson of any party committee questions the validity or authenticity of any signature on the nomination paper, the local board shall immediately and summarily decide the question, and for this purpose, shall have the same powers as are conferred upon the board by the provisions of § 17-14-14. If any challenged signature is found to be invalid, for any reason in law, or forged, then the signature shall not be counted.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 11; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-11; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 70, § 3; P.L. 1974, ch. 36, § 3; P.L. 1978, ch. 271, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 8; P.L. 1991, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 194, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 277, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 245, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-12 - Filing of nomination papers.

§ 17-14-12. Filing of nomination papers.All nomination papers for state offices or officers and all certified lists of candidates for local offices or officers shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state (the certified lists by the respective local boards), not later than fifty-four (54) days before the date of the primary held to nominate candidates for general election; but when there is a primary to nominate candidates for any office mentioned in § 17-15-7 to be voted upon at a special election, all nomination papers and lists of local candidates shall be filed in the office on or before the twenty-sixth (26th) day preceding the day of the special primary election. Nomination papers for independent presidential candidates and presidential candidates of political parties other than those defined in § 17-1-2(9) shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state by the local boards of canvassers not later than fifty-four (54) days before the date of the election.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 12; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-12; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 70, § 3; P.L. 1974, ch. 36, § 4; P.L. 1978, ch. 271, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 8; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 75; P.L. 1991, ch. 194, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 277, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-12.1 - Certification by local boards.

§ 17-14-12.1. Certification by local boards.All certified lists of candidates for primary, regular, and special elections, as well as all local questions to be voted on at these elections shall be in final form when certified to the secretary of state by the local boards. In all instances where there needs to be a reprinting, remailing, or other procedure pertaining to the ballots for a community, except as provided in § 17-14-17, the cost of the reprinting, remailing, or other procedure shall be borne by the local community.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 279, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-13 - Objections to eligibility of candidate or sufficiency of papers.

§ 17-14-13. Objections to eligibility of candidate or sufficiency of papers.When nomination papers have been duly filed and are in apparent conformity with § 17-14-11, they shall be conclusively presumed to be valid, unless written objections to them are made as to the eligibility of the candidate or the sufficiency of the nomination papers or the signatures on them. All objections shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state or of the local board, as the case may be, by four o'clock (4:00) p.m. on the next business day after the last day fixed for filing nomination papers in the appropriate office as provided in this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the secretary of state or the local board, as the case may be, from disqualifying a candidate based on the determination of the secretary of state or the local board, acting on its own motion, that the candidate is ineligible or the nomination papers or the signatures on them are invalid or insufficient.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 13; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-13; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 271, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 172, § 22; P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-14 - Hearings on objections - Witnesses - Notice.

§ 17-14-14. Hearings on objections — Witnesses — Notice.(a) All objections to nomination papers which are required to be filed with the secretary of state shall be considered by the state board. The secretary of state shall, when requested by the state board, immediately deliver to the board the nomination papers to which objection has been filed. The state board may, at the hearing on the objections, summon witnesses, administer oaths, and require the production of books, papers, and documents. The witnesses shall be summoned in the same manner, be paid the same fees, and be subject to the same penalties for default as witnesses before the superior court. A summons may be sworn to and an oath may be administered by the board. When an objection has been filed, notice of the objection shall be immediately given by registered or certified mail or by personal service by the state board to the candidates, addressed to the residence of the candidate as given in the nomination papers, and to any party committee interested in the nomination to which objection is made.(b) Additional notice may also be given by the state board if it sees fit to do so. The decision of the board shall be rendered within two (2) days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, after filing of objections and shall immediately be certified by the state board to the secretary of state.(c) All objections to nomination papers for other than state officers shall be considered by the local board in the same manner and with the same effect as provided in subsection (a) of this section for hearing of objections to nomination papers for state officers by the state board.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 14; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-14; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 8.
RI Gen L § 17-14-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-15 - Withdrawal of candidacy.

§ 17-14-15. Withdrawal of candidacy.A person nominated as a candidate to be voted for at a primary or an independent candidate may withdraw his or her name from the nomination prior to the date of primary by a request signed and duly acknowledged by him or her setting forth the reason for the withdrawal, that the withdrawal is the candidate's own free act and deed, and that it is not executed as the result of any threat or promise made to the candidate. The certificate of withdrawal shall be filed in the office where the nomination papers were filed within the time prescribed by § 17-14-13 for filing objections to nomination papers; provided, that if an objection has been filed, the certificate need not be filed until twenty-four (24) hours following the decision of the state board, or of the local board, relative to the objection.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 16; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-15; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 224, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 437, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-16 - Certification of names of candidates to secretary of state.

§ 17-14-16. Certification of names of candidates to secretary of state.Following the determination of objections, if any, to the nomination papers, the state board or local board shall immediately certify to the secretary of state the names and addresses of all candidates who have filed valid nomination papers.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 15; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 14; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-16; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-17 - Replacement of deceased endorsed candidate.

§ 17-14-17. Replacement of deceased endorsed candidate.When an endorsed nominee as a candidate to be voted upon at any primary has deceased prior to the holding of the primary, the committee having the original authority to endorse the candidate shall substitute as the endorsed nominee for candidate to be voted upon at the primary any person qualified to vote at the primary in the place and stead of the deceased nominee; provided, that immediately upon receipt of actual knowledge of the death of the endorsed nominee by the committee having the original authority to endorse the candidate, the committee shall make the substitution referred to in this section. The chairperson of the committee shall, immediately upon the substitution, notify the secretary of state in writing of the death of the endorsed nominee and of the substitution of a nominee as provided in this section. Any substituted nominee shall have been eligible for nomination on the dates as required by and pursuant to the requirements of §§ 17-14-1, 17-14-1.1, 17-14-2, and 17-14-2.1. Upon receipt of the notice, the secretary of state shall thereupon substitute on the ballots the name of the endorsed nominee who replaces the deceased endorsed nominee as provided in this section; provided, that the written notice is received by the secretary of state at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the primary.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 16A; P.L. 1950, ch. 2564, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-17; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 112, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 9; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 9.
RI Gen L § 17-14-17.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-17.1 - Repealed.

§ 17-14-17.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 243, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 243, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 7, effective June 1, 1988.
RI Gen L § 17-15-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-1 - Date of primaries.

§ 17-15-1. Date of primaries.A primary election for the nomination of candidates for each political party shall be held in each voting district in the manner provided in this chapter on the eighth Tuesday preceding biennial state elections.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 2; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 70, § 4; P.L. 2019, ch. 202, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 245, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-15-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-2 - Regular primary date falling on religious holiday.

§ 17-15-2. Regular primary date falling on religious holiday.In the event that the date for the holding of any primary election preceding any general state or municipal election as provided in this chapter falls upon the day of a religious holiday, the primary shall be held upon the next business day, other than Saturday, then following; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to invalidate a primary election once held.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 2; P.L. 1955, ch. 3581, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-2; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-15-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-3 - Special election primaries.

§ 17-15-3. Special election primaries.Party primary elections shall also be held for the purpose of nominating candidates for an office or offices to be elected at any special election. In the event of a special election, the state board shall fix the date or dates on which the various party primary elections shall be held; provided, that all the party primary elections shall have been held by the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the date fixed for the special election; and provided, further, that the date or dates fixed by the state board shall not be a religious holiday and shall be held on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday of any month.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 2; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 200, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 182, § 6; P.L. 2018, ch. 279, § 6.
RI Gen L § 17-15-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-4 - Municipal primaries other than at time of general primaries.

§ 17-15-4. Municipal primaries other than at time of general primaries.In those cities and towns that now by law hold elections for city or town officers on a day other than the Tuesday after the first Monday in November biennially in each even year, a primary election for the nomination of the city or town officials shall be held and the local board shall fix the date of the election; provided, that the primary election shall have been held by the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the date fixed for the election; and provided, further, that the date fixed by the local board shall not be a religious holiday and shall be held on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday of any month.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 2; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-4; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 70, § 4; P.L. 1967, ch. 200, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 182, § 6; P.L. 2018, ch. 279, § 6.
RI Gen L § 17-15-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-5 - Combination of voting districts.

§ 17-15-5. Combination of voting districts.Local boards shall have the power to combine two (2) or more voting districts within the same ward, and senatorial or representative district and the combined district shall be treated as a voting district, but only upon the approval of the board of elections.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 2; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-5; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 11; P.L. 1990, ch. 151, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 187, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 352, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-15-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-6 - Conventions and caucuses replaced - Parties holding primaries - Forms.

§ 17-15-6. Conventions and caucuses replaced — Parties holding primaries — Forms.The primary elections held pursuant to this chapter shall replace the party conventions and caucuses for making the nominations provided for in this title, but party conventions shall be held for the purposes that are authorized by § 17-12-13. Primaries shall be held only by political parties. Except as otherwise provided in this title, any and all forms prescribed by this chapter shall be prepared and provided by the secretary of state and shall be, wherever practicable, uniform throughout the state.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 2; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-6; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-15-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-7 - Candidates nominated at primaries.

§ 17-15-7. Candidates nominated at primaries.(a) At the primary elections, candidates shall be nominated for the following offices, if the offices are to be filled at the succeeding election:(1) Senators in the congress of the United States.(2) Representatives in the congress of the United States.(3) General officers of the state.(4) Senators in the general assembly from the respective senatorial districts.(5) Representatives in the general assembly from the respective representative districts.(6) Mayors for the respective cities.(7) Members of the city or town councils from the respective towns, wards, and districts.(8) All other city or town officials previously nominated by party caucus, convention, or party committees, whose offices are to be filled at the regular or special election next succeeding the primary, with the exception of candidates for presidential elector who shall be selected as provided in this title.(b) At the primary elections the members of ward, town, and district committees of the respective political parties shall be elected.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 3; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-7; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 11.
RI Gen L § 17-15-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-8 - Listing of candidates on ballots.

§ 17-15-8. Listing of candidates on ballots.The secretary of state shall immediately, upon receipt of the certificates provided for by chapter 14 of this title, cause the proper ballots to be prepared for use in the various voting districts. Names of party candidates for a particular office shall be printed vertically below the names of the office they seek and shall not appear on the ballot more than once for the same office; provided, the names of candidates having the endorsement of their party committees shall be printed first below the title of the offices they seek and shall be marked with an asterisk (*). As to each candidate, following the endorsed party candidate, for a national office, a general office within the state, or for a general assembly office, the names shall be listed in an order chosen by lot under the direction of the secretary of state. As to each candidate, following the endorsed party candidate, for a city, town, or other local election, the names shall be listed alphabetically after the name of the endorsed party candidate. In the event that there are more candidates for a particular office than the voting machine can accommodate in the vertical column, the names shall be continued in the same manner in the next succeeding vertical column. Names of candidates shall be printed upon the ballots as the names appear on the voting list, notwithstanding that the candidate may have signed his or her declaration of candidacy other than as the candidate's name appears on the voting list.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 15; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-8; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 389, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 285, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 127, § 1; P.L. 1996 ch. 277, § 10; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 10.
RI Gen L § 17-15-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-9 - Slate voting.

§ 17-15-9. Slate voting.In a primary election no ballot shall be provided whereby a voter may by one mark vote for a slate of candidates.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 15, as enacted by P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-9; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 10; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 10.
RI Gen L § 17-15-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-10 - Repealed.

§ 17-15-10. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 15; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 11; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 11; P.L. 1985, ch. 141, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 16; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 16, effective January 1, 1997.
RI Gen L § 17-15-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections|Section 17-15-11 - Dispensation with primary when no contest.

§ 17-15-11. Dispensation with primary when no contest.Whenever there is no contest within any voting district for the officers to be nominated or elected by a particular political party for any election, no primary election shall be held in that voting district and the secretary of state for state offices or the local boards for local offices shall declare those persons elected in the case of party committee members or delegates or nominated as candidates of a particular party for the office, and their names shall not be printed on the primary ballot but shall be printed on the ballot for the election for which the nominations are made; provided, that the party committee members' names and the names of the delegates to the state convention of the respective party shall not be put on the election ballot.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 17; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 12; P.L. 1951, ch. 2731, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-11; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 10; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 10.