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.
Section 17-12-4. – Endorsements by state committee.
§ 17-12-4. Endorsements by state committee. The state committee or the executive committee or any duly selected subcommittee of the executive committee acting under delegated authority may, when the town or district committee has failed or neglected to do so, within twenty-four (24) weekday hours of the failure, endorse and notify the local board of […]
Section 17-12-16. – Qualifying as a political party by petition — Names of officers — Endorsements and other official communications.
§ 17-12-16. Qualifying as a political party by petition — Names of officers — Endorsements and other official communications. Any political organization wishing to qualify as a political party by the submission of petitions under § 17-1-2(9) shall, at the time of receiving the petition forms from the board of elections, file with the board, […]
Section 17-12-5. – Acting in other contingencies.
§ 17-12-5. Acting in other contingencies. Any other contingency that arises pursuant to the provisions of the statutes with respect to the election of candidates for state or town office at any general, primary, or special election shall be met by the vote of the state committee, or the executive committee, or any duly selected […]
Section 17-12-6. – Election of town and ward committees.
§ 17-12-6. Election of town and ward committees. The party voters of each political party in each ward of each of the cities of the state shall, biennially, in every even year, at the primary election held to nominate party candidates, elect a ward committee for each ward; provided, that the ward committees in the […]
Section 17-12-6.1. – Composition of town committees in Johnston.
§ 17-12-6.1. Composition of town committees in Johnston. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 17-12-6 and 17-12-7, the town committees of the town of Johnston shall consist of twenty-five (25) members; five (5) each to be elected from the qualified electors of the five (5) council districts of the town comprising the respective candidates from each […]
Section 17-12-7. – Composition of city and district committees — Appointment.
§ 17-12-7. Composition of city and district committees — Appointment. The members of the several ward committees in each city of the same political party shall constitute the city committee of the political party for that city. For each of the political parties, there shall be a senatorial district committee for each senatorial district to […]
Section 17-12-8. – Qualifications and terms of committee members.
§ 17-12-8. Qualifications and terms of committee members. (a) No member of a ward, town, or district committee shall hold or continue to hold membership on the ward, town, or district committee, unless that member is a qualified elector of the ward, town, or district. (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, ward, […]
Section 17-12-9. – Organization of city, town, and district committees — Officers — Lists of officers and members.
§ 17-12-9. Organization of city, town, and district committees — Officers — Lists of officers and members. (a) All city, town, and district committees shall organize biennially in the month of January in every odd year; provided, that the city committee of the city of Providence shall organize quadrennially. (b) Each city committee organized under […]
Section 17-12-9.1. – Members of ward committees for the city of East Providence.
§ 17-12-9.1. Members of ward committees for the city of East Providence. The chairperson of the East Providence city committee for each political party shall appoint the members of a ward committee for each of the several wards of the city of East Providence. These appointed ward committee members shall hold office until their successors […]