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...

Section 17-15-2. - Regular primary date falling on religious holiday. - § 17-15-2. Regular primary date falling on religious holiday. In...

Section 17-15-3. - Special election primaries. - § 17-15-3. Special election primaries. Party primary elections shall also...

Section 17-15-4. - Municipal primaries other than at time of general primaries. - § 17-15-4. Municipal primaries other than at time of general...

Section 17-15-5. - Combination of voting districts. - § 17-15-5. Combination of voting districts. Local boards shall have...

Section 17-15-6. - Conventions and caucuses replaced — Parties holding primaries — Forms. - § 17-15-6. Conventions and caucuses replaced — Parties holding primaries...

Section 17-15-7. - Candidates nominated at primaries. - § 17-15-7. Candidates nominated at primaries. (a) At the primary...

Section 17-15-8. - Listing of candidates on ballots. - § 17-15-8. Listing of candidates on ballots. The secretary of...

Section 17-15-9. - Slate voting. - § 17-15-9. Slate voting. In a primary election no ballot...

Section 17-15-10. - Repealed. - § 17-15-10. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-11. - Dispensation with primary when no contest. - § 17-15-11. Dispensation with primary when no contest. Whenever there...

Section 17-15-12. - Ballot when contest exists. - § 17-15-12. Ballot when contest exists. Whenever there is a...

Section 17-15-13. - Voting places — Primary officials — Party officials — Appointment. - § 17-15-13. Voting places — Primary officials — Party officials...

Section 17-15-14. - Qualifications of primary officials — Affidavit. - § 17-15-14. Qualifications of primary officials — Affidavit. (a) Each...

Section 17-15-15. - Powers and duties of primary officials — Compensation. - § 17-15-15. Powers and duties of primary officials — Compensation....

Section 17-15-16. - Vacancies among primary officials. - § 17-15-16. Vacancies among primary officials. Vacancies occurring among primary...

Section 17-15-17. - Notice of primaries. - § 17-15-17. Notice of primaries. At least eight (8) days...

Section 17-15-18. - Apportionment of voting booths and optical scan precinct count units. - § 17-15-18. Apportionment of voting booths and optical scan precinct...

Section 17-15-19. - Arrangement and paraphernalia at voting places. - § 17-15-19. Arrangement and paraphernalia at voting places. The primary...

Section 17-15-20. - Primaries conducted in same manner as general elections. - § 17-15-20. Primaries conducted in same manner as general elections....

Section 17-15-20.1. - City of East Providence — 2002 Primary Elections. - § 17-15-20.1. City of East Providence — 2002 Primary Elections....

Section 17-15-21. - Identification of party voters. - § 17-15-21. Identification of party voters. Before permitting any person...

Section 17-15-22. - Party checkers, runners and watchers. - § 17-15-22. Party checkers, runners and watchers. The local board...

Section 17-15-23. - Repealed. - § 17-15-23. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-24. - Disqualification by activity in other party. - § 17-15-24. Disqualification by activity in other party. No person...

Section 17-15-25. - Nomination papers for delegates to constitutional conventions. - § 17-15-25. Nomination papers for delegates to constitutional conventions. Notwithstanding...

Section 17-15-26. - Challenge of identity as to right to vote. - § 17-15-26. Challenge of identity as to right to vote....

Section 17-15-27. - Impartiality of officials — Sound equipment. - § 17-15-27. Impartiality of officials — Sound equipment. The primary...

Section 17-15-28. - Repealed. - § 17-15-28. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-29. - Number of votes required to nominate or elect. - § 17-15-29. Number of votes required to nominate or elect....

Section 17-15-30. - Tabulation of local returns — Certificate of nomination or election. - § 17-15-30. Tabulation of local returns — Certificate of nomination...

Section 17-15-31. - Tabulation of state returns — Certificates of nomination or election. - § 17-15-31. Tabulation of state returns — Certificates of nomination...

Section 17-15-32. - Repealed. - § 17-15-32. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-33. - Tie vote. - § 17-15-33. Tie vote. If there is a failure to...

Section 17-15-34. - Recount petition or other protest. - § 17-15-34. Recount petition or other protest. Any candidate whose...

Section 17-15-35. - Hearing on recount or protest — Notice — Declaration of nomination or election. - § 17-15-35. Hearing on recount or protest — Notice —...

Section 17-15-36. - Repealed. - § 17-15-36. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-37. - Repealed. - § 17-15-37. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-38. - Vacancies among nominees. - § 17-15-38. Vacancies among nominees. (a) Whenever the nominee of...

Section 17-15-39. - Preservation of primary records. - § 17-15-39. Preservation of primary records. All declarations of candidacy,...

Section 17-15-40. - Right to nominate by petition preserved. - § 17-15-40. Right to nominate by petition preserved. Except as...

Section 17-15-41. - School committee caucuses unaffected. - § 17-15-41. School committee caucuses unaffected. All nonpartisan school district...

Section 17-15-42. - Repealed. - § 17-15-42. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, §...

Section 17-15-43. - Applicability of election law. - § 17-15-43. Applicability of election law. All political party primaries...

Section 17-15-44. - Rules — Recommendations for amendment of laws. - § 17-15-44. Rules — Recommendations for amendment of laws. The...