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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 6033 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002087 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY ELECTIONS |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representative Evan P. Shanley |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: March 01, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: House State Government & Elections |
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| 19 | 19 | | (Board of Elections) |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Sections 17-15-3 and 17-15-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-15 entitled 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | "Primary Elections" are hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 17-15-3. Special election primaries. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Party primary elections shall also be held for the purpose of nominating candidates for an 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | office or offices to be elected at any special election. In the event of a special election, the state 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | board shall fix the date or dates on which the various party primary elections shall be held; provided, 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | that all the party primary elections shall have been held by the thirtieth (30th) day first Tuesday 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | after the first Monday in the month preceding the date fixed for the special election; and provided, 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | further, that the date or dates fixed by the state board shall not be a religious holiday and shall be 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | held on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday of any month. 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 17-15-4. Municipal primaries other than at time of general primaries. 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | In those cities and towns that now by law hold elections for city or town officers on a day 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | other than the Tuesday after the first Monday in November biennially in each even year, a primary 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | election for the nomination of the city or town officials shall be held and the local board shall fix 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | the date of the election; provided, that the primary election shall have been held by the thirtieth 15 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (30th) day first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month preceding the date fixed for the 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | election; and provided, further, that the date fixed by the local board shall not be a religious holiday 17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | and shall be held on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday of any month. 18 |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1 |
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| 49 | 49 | | LC002087 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 50 | 50 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 51 | 51 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 52 | 52 | | OF |
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| 53 | 53 | | A N A C T |
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| 54 | 54 | | RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY ELECTIONS |
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| 55 | 55 | | *** |
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| 56 | 56 | | This act would allow the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month preceding the 1 |
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| 57 | 57 | | special election to be available to hold the special primary. 2 |
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| 58 | 58 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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