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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
Introduced By: Representatives Perez, Hull, Corvese, Fenton-Fung, Cardillo, Batista,
Bennett, Fellela, Azzinaro, and Diaz
Date Introduced: March 24, 2023
Referred To: House State Government & Elections
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 17-12.1-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-12.1 entitled "Primaries 1
for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference" is hereby 2
amended to read as follows: 3
17-12.1-6. Number of signers required. 4
The nomination papers of a candidate for delegate to a national convention shall be signed, 5
in the aggregate, by at least one hundred fifty (150) seventy-five (75) eligible voters. 6
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 7
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
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This act would reduce the number of voter signatures necessary for a candidate to qualify 1
to be a delegate to a national convention, from one hundred fifty (150) to seventy-five (75). 2
This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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