Section 17-12.1-4. – Presidential candidates.
§ 17-12.1-4. Presidential candidates. (a) Any person seeking the endorsement of a national political party for which a primary is being held shall, during the ninety-fourth (94th) through and including the ninety-sixth (96th) day preceding the presidential preference primary being held, provide written notification to the secretary of state of his or her intention to […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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. […]
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.