§ 17-12-12.2. Failure of ward and city committees to endorse.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special act to the contrary, in the event that a ward committee or a city committee of a political party of a particular city has failed or neglected to do so, the executive committee of the city committee of that city, any duly selected subcommittee of the executive committee or the city chairperson of the political party involved, if so authorized, within twenty-four (24) weekday hours of the failure, may endorse and notify the local board of the endorsement, if any, of the candidates for city council, ward committee member, and mayor, as the case may be, to be voted on in the primary.
History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 36, § 3; P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 4.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-12 - Party Committees and Conventions
Section 17-12-1. - Selection of state committees.
Section 17-12-2. - Composition and powers of state committees.
Section 17-12-2.1. - Political party state committee rules or bylaws.
Section 17-12-3. - Delegation of powers by state committee.
Section 17-12-4. - Endorsements by state committee.
Section 17-12-5. - Acting in other contingencies.
Section 17-12-6. - Election of town and ward committees.
Section 17-12-6.1. - Composition of town committees in Johnston.
Section 17-12-7. - Composition of city and district committees — Appointment.
Section 17-12-8. - Qualifications and terms of committee members.
Section 17-12-9.1. - Members of ward committees for the city of East Providence.
Section 17-12-10. - Rules and management by city, town, and district committees.
Section 17-12-11. - Endorsement by local committees.
Section 17-12-12. - Vacancies in district committees.
Section 17-12-12.1. - Vacancies in city or ward committees.
Section 17-12-12.2. - Failure of ward and city committees to endorse.
Section 17-12-13. - State conventions.
Section 17-12-14. - Election of delegates to national conventions.
Section 17-12-15. - Qualifying as a political party through independent candidacy.