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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 6309 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002807 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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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 -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO |
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| 16 | 16 | | NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Kislak, Shekarchi, McNamara, Ackerman, Boylan, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Knight, Finkelman, Corvese, Hull, and Diaz |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: April 21, 2023 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House State Government & Elections |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Section 17-12.1-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-12.1 entitled "Primaries 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference" is hereby 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | amended to read as follows: 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 17-12.1-1. Date of primaries for election of delegates to national conventions. 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (a) A primary election for the election of delegates to the national convention for each 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | political party shall be held in the manner provided in this chapter on the fourth Tuesday in April 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2012, and every fourth year thereafter. 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (a) of this section, for the 2024 primary 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | election only, the election of delegates to the national convention for each political party and for 9 |
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| 33 | 33 | | presidential preference shall be conducted on April 2, 2024. 10 |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 11 |
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| 36 | 36 | | LC002807 |
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| 40 | 40 | | LC002807 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 42 | 42 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 43 | 43 | | OF |
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| 44 | 44 | | A N A C T |
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| 45 | 45 | | RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO |
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| 46 | 46 | | NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE |
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| 47 | 47 | | *** |
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| 48 | 48 | | This act would change the primary date for the election of delegates to national conventions 1 |
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| 49 | 49 | | and for presidential preference from the fourth Tuesday in April to April 2, 2024. 2 |
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| 50 | 50 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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