Section 17-25-11.1. – Preservation of candidate or committee records.
§ 17-25-11.1. Preservation of candidate or committee records. (a) For every report filed after the effective date of this chapter, the campaign treasurer of each candidate seeking nomination for election or election to public office shall maintain and preserve all records and supporting documentation for a period of four (4) years from the filing date. […]
Section 17-25-11.2. – Requirements for appointment of a treasurer or deputy treasurer — Examination and certification of accounts.
§ 17-25-11.2. Requirements for appointment of a treasurer or deputy treasurer — Examination and certification of accounts. (a) Appointment of treasurer or deputy treasurer. Whenever a campaign account containing campaign funds received and expended by a candidate, office holder, or treasurer, subject to the provisions of this chapter, receives or expends at least ten thousand […]
Section 17-25-12. – Prohibited contributions.
§ 17-25-12. Prohibited contributions. No contributions shall be made, and no expenditure shall be made or incurred, whether anonymously, in a fictitious name, or by one person or group in the name of another, to support or defeat a candidate in a primary, general, or special election. No treasurer or candidate shall solicit or knowingly […]
Section 17-25-13. – Penalties.
§ 17-25-13. Penalties. (a) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation. (b) The state board may fine any person or entity who violates the provisions of this chapter in […]
Section 17-25-7.1. – Repealed.
§ 17-25-7.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 2, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 4, effective April 29, 1992.
Section 17-25-7.2. – Personal use of campaign funds prohibited.
§ 17-25-7.2. Personal use of campaign funds prohibited. (a) The personal use by any elected public office holder or by any candidate for public office, as defined in § 17-25-3, of campaign funds contributed after April 29, 1992, is prohibited. For the purposes of this section, “personal use” is defined as any use other than […]
Section 17-25-7.3. – Testimonial proceeds intended for personal use prohibited.
§ 17-25-7.3. Testimonial proceeds intended for personal use prohibited. It is unlawful for any candidate for public office, as defined in § 17-25-3, or any elected public office holder to accept the proceeds of any testimonial, as defined in § 17-25-3, for personal use, as defined in § 17-25-7.2, which were received after April 29, […]
Section 17-23-19. – Referenda advertisements.
§ 17-23-19. Referenda advertisements. Media outlets in Rhode Island that sell time for advertisements pertaining to referenda questions at an election shall require the purchasers of the advertisements to prominently display the state in which the referenda election is to be held. History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 399, § 1.
Section 17-25-7.4. – Limitations on repayment of loans.
§ 17-25-7.4. Limitations on repayment of loans. Campaign contributions received pursuant to this chapter shall not be used to repay cumulative personal loans that were made on or after April 29, 1992, to a campaign by a candidate in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) during an election cycle. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. […]
Section 17-24-1. – Mandamus by supreme court — Replacement of officer refusing to obey.
§ 17-24-1. Mandamus by supreme court — Replacement of officer refusing to obey. Whenever any person upon whom is imposed any duty connected with the calling, warning, or conducting of any town, ward, or district meeting, or with the canvassing of the lists of voters for use at these meetings, or with the counting of […]