Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-12 - Party Committees and Conventions
Section 17-12-17. - Names of political parties.

§ 17-12-17. Names of political parties.
No political party may use or adopt a name which is similar to the name of another political party or which contains the name of another political party.
History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 342, § 2.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 17 - Elections

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. - Organization of city, town, and district committees — Officers — Lists of officers and 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.

Section 17-12-16. - Qualifying as a political party by petition — Names of officers — Endorsements and other official communications.

Section 17-12-17. - Names of political parties.