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RI Gen L § 17-12.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-5 - Preparation of nomination papers - Delegates.

§ 17-12.1-5. Preparation of nomination papers — Delegates.Upon receipt of the declaration referred to in § 17-12.1-3, the secretary of state shall prepare nomination papers for each candidate who has qualified, clearly marked with the candidate's name and the office the candidate seeks, and shall, by four o'clock (4:00) p.m. on the next business day after receipt of the declaration, deliver the nomination papers to the proper candidate or to those persons that the candidate, in writing, designates to receive them.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 350, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 390, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 479, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-6 - Number of signers required.

§ 17-12.1-6. Number of signers required.The nomination papers of a candidate for delegate to a national convention shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least one hundred fifty (150) eligible voters.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 303, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-7 - Checking and certification of nomination papers.

§ 17-12.1-7. Checking and certification of nomination papers.(a) Each nomination paper of a candidate for delegate shall be submitted on or before four o'clock (4:00) p.m. in the afternoon of the fifty-sixth (56th) day before the presidential preference primary to the local board of the city or town where the signers appear to be voters, and the nomination papers shall be checked, processed, and certified to the secretary of state by the local boards before four o'clock (4:00) p.m. in the afternoon of the fifty-third (53rd) day before the presidential preference primary. In addition, each candidate for delegate to a national convention may, on or before four o'clock (4:00) p.m. in the afternoon of the forty-ninth (49th) day before the presidential primary, submit to the secretary of state documentation from a candidate, as set forth in § 17-12.1-4, that he or she has the approval of the candidate for presidential nominee or approval from the steering/screening committee to name the candidates' delegates to be identified with him or her. Names of delegates pledged to a presidential candidate who do not receive approval of the candidate for presidential nominee or approval from the steering/screening committee to name the candidates' delegates to be identified with him/her, who are otherwise qualified, shall appear on the ballot in accordance with party rules.(b) When nomination papers have been duly certified by the appropriate local boards of canvassers, 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 with the state board of elections by four o'clock (4:00) p.m. on the next business day after the last day fixed for local boards to file nomination papers with the secretary of state. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the secretary of state from disqualifying a candidate based on the determination of the secretary of state that the nomination papers or the signatures on them are invalid or insufficient.(c) The decision of the state board shall be rendered not later than four o'clock (4:00) p.m. on the forty-seventh (47th) day before the presidential preference primary and shall immediately be certified by the state board to the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 1976, ch. 27, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 36, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 390, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 479, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 303, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-8 - Presidential preference primary.

§ 17-12.1-8. Presidential preference primary.(a) On the same date and at the same time as the election of delegates to national conventions, as provided in § 17-12.1-1, there shall be held a presidential preference primary for each political party at which each party voter shall have the opportunity to vote his or her preference for his or her choice for one person to be the candidate of his or her party for president of the United States.(b) The secretary of state shall place on the ballot the name of all persons qualified as candidates for presidential nominee as provided in § 17-12.1-4, and who have not filed with the secretary of state the affidavit as provided in § 17-12.1-4, and shall list under the name of each candidate for presidential nominee, arranged by lot, the names of all candidates for delegates to a national convention who submitted the approval of the candidate for presidential nominee as set forth in § 17-12.1-7. All other candidates for delegates to a national convention shall be listed on the ballot, arranged by lot, as uncommitted, unless otherwise specified in party rules.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 8; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 303, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-9 - Voting for nominees and delegates - Designation of winning delegates.

§ 17-12.1-9. Voting for nominees and delegates — Designation of winning delegates.Each voter shall vote, within that voter's party primary, for the presidential nominees of that voter's choice or may express that voter's choice for no nominee in a space provided and designated "uncommitted" and for any or all of the number of elected delegates allocated to Rhode Island by the respective national committees. The number of delegates and the designation of the winning delegates shall be determined pursuant to the rules of the political party filed with the secretary of state as provided by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-10 - Filling of vacancies.

§ 17-12.1-10. Filling of vacancies.Vacancies shall be filled in the delegation by the alternates in the order of their plurality and in accordance with the rules of the political party.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-11 - Form of ballot.

§ 17-12.1-11. Form of ballot.(a) The order on the ballot, subject to final determination of any objections filed with the board of elections and the removal of said individual(s) by the secretary of state post-lot, of the presidential nominees and delegates and the uncommitted delegates shall be chosen by lot under the direction of the secretary of state.(b) Individuals committed to a particular presidential candidate or uncommitted shall appear in a manner so that the candidates for delegates shall be readily identified with the presidential candidate to whom they are committed or shall appear in a manner that clearly shows they are uncommitted.(c) No person shall appear on the ballot as a candidate for delegate more than once.(d) There shall be nothing on the ballot to indicate or suggest any political party endorsement.(e) The secretary of state shall prepare and arrange the ballot for use in the primaries authorized in this title, which shall include, as to the candidates for delegates, the person to whom the candidates are committed and any other information and instruction that the secretary of state shall deem necessary.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 8; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 303, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-12 - Definitions.

§ 17-12.1-12. Definitions.For the purposes of this chapter the following terms have the meaning indicated as follows:(1) "Political party" is defined as provided in § 17-1-2(9).(2) "Uncommitted" means a candidate for delegate not approved by, obligated, or committed to any particular presidential contender.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 185, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 416, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 80, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-13 - Repealed.

§ 17-12.1-13. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 15; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 15, effective January 1, 1997.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-14 - Recount.

§ 17-12.1-14. Recount.(a) Upon application, the state board of elections shall conduct a recount for a presidential candidate or delegate for a winning candidate when there is a two hundred (200) or less vote difference between the losing candidate or delegate and the winner. Said recount shall be conducted by re-reading the programmed memory device or devices and comparing the results and totals obtained at such recount with the results and totals obtained on election night.(b) The state board shall have the authority to adopt rules and regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 264, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 483, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 501, § 96.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-15 - Political party rules.

§ 17-12.1-15. Political party rules.The state chairperson of each political party shall, on or before the first Tuesday in January of each year a primary is to be held pursuant to this chapter, file with the secretary of state a certified copy of the complete rules of the political party including, but not limited to, the delegate selection rules and delegate procedure for the national convention of the political party.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 303, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-12.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-12.1 - Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference|Section 17-12.1-16 - Applicability.

§ 17-12.1-16. Applicability.The appropriate provisions of this title shall apply to the primaries held under the provisions of this chapter, unless clearly inconsistent with this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-13-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-13 - Primary Voting Lists|Section 17-13-1 - Preparation and posting of preliminary lists.

§ 17-13-1. Preparation and posting of preliminary lists.(a) In conformity with the requirements of chapter 10 of this title relating to preliminary lists generally, preceding the next primary election of a political party prior to a general election, each local board shall, for the party, prepare and post in the local board of canvassers a separate list of voters with their addresses in the districts who are eligible to participate in the primary of the respective party in accordance with the provisions of chapter 15 of this title. Each list shall be plainly marked with the name of the party for which it is prepared.(b) In the preparation of any preliminary list, the names of all persons who are ineligible by reason of the provisions of § 17-15-24 shall be stricken from the list, and those persons are debarred from participating in the primary.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 18; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-13-2; G.L. 1956, § 17-13-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 87, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 96, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-13-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-13 - Primary Voting Lists|Section 17-13-2 - Affidavits of error in lists.

§ 17-13-2. Affidavits of error in lists.Any person claiming that his or her name has been erroneously included in or omitted from a preliminary list may set up that fact in his or her affidavit and, if that person files the affidavit with the proper local board within five (5) days after the preliminary list has been posted, as provided in § 17-13-1, the local board shall make the proper change in the list if satisfied of the proof of the claim. The affidavit shall be open to public inspection under any regulations that shall be promulgated by the local board.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 18; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-13-3; G.L. 1956, § 17-13-2; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-13 - Primary Voting Lists|Section 17-13-3 - Procedure in primaries for special elections.

§ 17-13-3. Procedure in primaries for special elections.The same procedure and sequence shall be followed in the case of a primary for a special election, but the state board shall fix and publish the various dates and periods in the sequence.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 18; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-13-5; G.L. 1956, § 17-13-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-13-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-13 - Primary Voting Lists|Section 17-13-4 - Consolidated list for each party.

§ 17-13-4. Consolidated list for each party.There shall be only one list prepared for each party and the practice of separate lists prepared for women and for real, personal, and registry voters shall not be followed.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 18; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-13-6; G.L. 1956, § 17-13-4; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-13-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-13 - Primary Voting Lists|Section 17-13-5 - Lists furnished to parties and candidates.

§ 17-13-5. Lists furnished to parties and candidates.After the first meeting held to correct and add to the voting lists as required by this chapter, the local boards shall immediately furnish five (5) complete copies of the printed lists to the town or city chairperson of each political party. The local boards shall furnish certified copies of the primary lists to any political party or candidate.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 18; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-13-7; G.L. 1956, § 17-13-5; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-1.1 - Party affiliation.

§ 17-14-1.1. Party affiliation.Whenever any person seeks elective office, that person shall not have been a member of a political party other than the declared political party within ninety (90) days of the filing of his or her declaration of candidacy.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 372, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-14-1.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-1.2 - Candidate required to be a qualified voter in the election.

§ 17-14-1.2. Candidate required to be a qualified voter in the election.(a) No person shall be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy as an independent candidate nor shall a person be eligible to be a candidate or be eligible to be voted for unless the person shall, at the time of filing the declaration, be qualified to vote in the election within the district for the office which that person seeks.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, individuals residing in state senate districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17 may file a declaration of candidacy for state senator and/or senatorial district committee member for those senate districts for the 2004 election pursuant to § 17-14-1, provided they were registered to vote in the election for that district on or before June 16, 2004.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 9; P.L. 2004, ch. 24, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-2 - Candidate required to be a qualified voter in the primary.

§ 17-14-2. Candidate required to be a qualified voter in the primary.(a) No person shall be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy, or be eligible to be a candidate or be eligible to be voted for or to be nominated or elected in a party primary unless the person, at the time of filing the declaration, is qualified to vote in a primary within the district for the office which he or she seeks.(b) No person shall be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy, or be eligible to be a candidate or eligible to be voted for or to be nominated or elected in any party primary or general election if that person has declared to be a candidate for another elected public office, either state, local or both.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, individuals residing in state senate districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17 may file a declaration of candidacy for state senator and/or senatorial district committee member for those senate districts for the 2004 election pursuant to § 17-14-1, provided they were registered to vote in the election for that district on or before June 16, 2004.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 7; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-2; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 347, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-2.1 - Party candidates not eligible for independent nomination and independent candidates not eligible for party nomination.

§ 17-14-2.1. Party candidates not eligible for independent nomination and independent candidates not eligible for party nomination.No person who has filed a declaration of candidacy as an independent candidate pursuant to § 17-14-1 for an office for which a party candidate may be nominated pursuant to this chapter shall be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy as a party candidate for the same office or for any other public office in the same election year, and no person who has filed a declaration of candidacy as a party candidate pursuant to § 17-14-1 for an office for which an independent candidate may be nominated pursuant to this chapter shall be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy as an independent candidate for the same office or for any other public office in the same election year.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 404, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 8; P.L. 1997, ch. 184, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-3 - Repealed.

§ 17-14-3. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 7; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 9; P.L. 1996, ch. 298, § 9; Repealed by P.L. 2005, ch. 347, § 2, effective July 19, 2005.
RI Gen L § 17-14-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-4.1 - Party committees - Nomination papers unnecessary.

§ 17-14-4.1. Party committees — Nomination papers unnecessary.In the case of endorsed candidates for membership on all party committees, including state, town, city, district, or ward committees, nomination papers shall not be necessary. In this case, the filing of the endorsed slate of candidates by the particular committee shall be sufficient to nominate the candidates. All nonendorsed candidates for membership on party committees shall be required to file declarations of candidacy and to obtain and file nomination papers in the same manner as other candidates for primary election.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 9.
RI Gen L § 17-14-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-5 - Repealed.

§ 17-14-5. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 8; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-5; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 70, § 3; P.L. 1962, ch. 191, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 36, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 7, effective June 1, 1988.
RI Gen L § 17-14-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-6 - Statement at head of nomination papers.

§ 17-14-6. Statement at head of nomination papers.At the head of the space on the nomination papers where voters are to endorse their approval of the candidates shall be printed the following:"Each of the signers of this paper by so signing severally certifies that he or she is a voter in the area from and for which the endorsed candidate (or candidates) seek(s) to be elected."History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 8; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 7; P.L. 1950, ch. 2553, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-6; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 388, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-14-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates|Section 17-14-8 - Signing of nomination papers.

§ 17-14-8. Signing of nomination papers.Not all endorsers of a candidate need sign on the same nomination papers, but endorsers who are voters in different cities and towns shall not sign the same sheet. Every voter signing a nomination paper shall sign in person with his or her name, place of residence, and street number, as it appears on the voting list. The signature shall be accepted as valid if it can be reasonably identified to be the signature of the voter it purports to be. A variation of the voter's signature by the insertion or omission of identifying titles or by the substitution of initials for the first or middle names, or both, shall not in itself be grounds for invalidation of the signature. Any voter who is unable to write may sign by making his or her mark "X" on the nomination paper in the presence of two (2) witnesses who shall subscribe their names on the paper as witnesses to the signing.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 10; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-14-8; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 271, § 1.