§ 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.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-14 - Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates
Section 17-14-1. - Declarations of candidacy.
Section 17-14-1.1. - Party affiliation.
Section 17-14-1.2. - Candidate required to be a qualified voter in the election.
Section 17-14-2. - Candidate required to be a qualified voter in the primary.
Section 17-14-4.1. - Party committees — Nomination papers unnecessary.
Section 17-14-6. - Statement at head of nomination papers.
Section 17-14-7. - Number of signers required for nomination papers.
Section 17-14-8. - Signing of nomination papers.
Section 17-14-9. - Number of papers signed by same voter.
Section 17-14-10. - Affidavit of person obtaining signatures.
Section 17-14-11. - Checking and certification of nomination papers — Challenge.
Section 17-14-12. - Filing of nomination papers.
Section 17-14-12.1. - Certification by local boards.
Section 17-14-13. - Objections to eligibility of candidate or sufficiency of papers.
Section 17-14-14. - Hearings on objections — Witnesses — Notice.
Section 17-14-15. - Withdrawal of candidacy.
Section 17-14-16. - Certification of names of candidates to secretary of state.
Section 17-14-17. - Replacement of deceased endorsed candidate.