§ 17-15-1. Date of primaries. A primary election for the nomination of candidates for each political party shall be held in each voting district in the manner provided in this chapter on the eighth Tuesday preceding biennial state elections. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 2; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, […]
§ 17-15-10. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 15; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2476, § 11; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 11; P.L. 1985, ch. 141, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 277, § 16; […]
§ 17-15-11. Dispensation with primary when no contest. Whenever there is no contest within any voting district for the officers to be nominated or elected by a particular political party for any election, no primary election shall be held in that voting district and the secretary of state for state offices or the local boards […]
§ 17-15-12. Ballot when contest exists. Whenever there is a contest within any voting district, a primary election shall be held in the voting district and the names of all candidates for state office and the names of only those candidates for local office that are contesting a particular local office or offices shall appear […]
§ 17-15-13. Voting places — Primary officials — Party officials — Appointment. (a) From lists submitted to it by the chairperson of the state committees of each party, the board shall appoint and issue commissions to a sufficient number of qualified electors of this state to be primary inspectors so that one inspector may be […]
§ 17-15-14. Qualifications of primary officials — Affidavit. (a) Each warden or moderator and each primary supervisor appointed under the provisions of §§ 17-15-13 and 17-15-16 shall be able to read the Constitution of the state in the English language, and to write his or her name, and shall, whenever possible, be a voter of […]
§ 17-15-15. Powers and duties of primary officials — Compensation. Primary wardens, moderators, clerks, and supervisors shall have the same powers and duties in the conduct of primary elections as are conferred and imposed by law upon general election officials, and they shall receive the same compensation as general election officials. History of Section.P.L. 1947, […]
§ 17-15-16. Vacancies among primary officials. Vacancies occurring among primary officials shall be immediately filled by the local boards in the same manner as provided for general elections as qualified by § 17-15-13; provided, that in the event there are no lists available, the local board shall appoint some person or persons to fill the […]
§ 17-15-17. Notice of primaries. At least eight (8) days before the time of holding any primary election, the local board shall cause notice of the primary to be posted in at least one public place in each voting district of any city, and in at least one public place in each voting district of […]
§ 17-15-18. Apportionment of voting booths and optical scan precinct count units. (a) The apportionment of voting booths for the primary election of each political party shall, as far as possible, be on the same basis as for general elections, except that the determination shall be made with reference to the average number of votes […]
§ 17-15-19. Arrangement and paraphernalia at voting places. The primary election voting places shall be equipped by the local boards with the paraphernalia necessary for conducting elections and, except as otherwise specifically provided in chapters 12 — 15 of this title, the voting places shall be arranged wherever practicable in the manner provided in chapter […]
§ 17-15-2. Regular primary date falling on religious holiday. In the event that the date for the holding of any primary election preceding any general state or municipal election as provided in this chapter falls upon the day of a religious holiday, the primary shall be held upon the next business day, other than Saturday, […]
§ 17-15-20. Primaries conducted in same manner as general elections. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, primary elections shall be conducted as nearly as may be in the manner provided in chapter 19 of this title for the conducting of general elections, except that the voting in each party shall be cast on separate […]
§ 17-15-20.1. City of East Providence — 2002 Primary Elections. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the procedure for the primary elections in the city of East Providence in the calendar year 2002 shall be conducted as follows: (1) On September 10, 2002, there shall be a primary election in the city […]
§ 17-15-21. Identification of party voters. Before permitting any person to vote in a primary election, the warden or clerk and bipartisan pair of supervisors assigned by the warden shall ascertain from the voting record appearing on the certified voting list that the voter is not disqualified to vote by the provisions of § 17-15-24. […]
§ 17-15-22. Party checkers, runners and watchers. The local board shall, by written rule, provide for the presence of party checkers to be seated outside the rail next to the warden to make a list of those who vote and for the distribution of lists or memoranda to the proper representatives or candidates or groups […]
§ 17-15-23. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 23; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-25; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-23; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 171, § 7; Repealed by P.L. 2006, ch. 315, § 2, effective July 4, 2006; P.L. 2006, ch. 460, § 2, […]
§ 17-15-24. Disqualification by activity in other party. No person shall be entitled to vote in the primary election of any political party who has voted in a primary election as a member of any other political party and has not changed his or her party designation as provided in chapter 9.1 of this title […]
§ 17-15-25. Nomination papers for delegates to constitutional conventions. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, every qualified elector shall be eligible to sign nomination papers for candidates for delegates to any constitutional convention. The signing of nomination papers for candidates for delegates to any constitutional convention shall not affect the rights of qualified electors under […]
§ 17-15-26. Challenge of identity as to right to vote. Whenever the identity of any person offering to vote is challenged at the polling place, that person shall be permitted to vote only by using a provisional ballot as defined in § 17-19-24.1. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 23; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, […]
