Rhode Island § 17-12-14 § 17-12-14. Election of delegates to national conventions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-12-14 — § 17-12-14. Election of delegates to national conventions.

Rhode Island § 17-12-14

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-12Party Committees and Conventions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-12-14 (2026).

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§ 17-12-14. Election of delegates to national conventions.
The local boards of the several cities and towns of the state are authorized and directed
            to furnish for the use of any political party in this state, upon written request
            of the chairperson of the state central committee, acting under a resolution of the
            committee, voting places in which primary meetings may be held to elect delegates
            to the national convention of the political party. The boards shall have the voting
            places open on the date and during the hours requested by the chairperson of the committee,
            so long as that election of delegates is scheduled on the first Tuesday next after
 

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§ 17-12-14. Election of delegates to national conventions.

The local boards of the several cities and towns of the state are authorized and directed to furnish for the use of any political party in this state, upon written request of the chairperson of the state central committee, acting under a resolution of the committee, voting places in which primary meetings may be held to elect delegates to the national convention of the political party. The boards shall have the voting places open on the date and during the hours requested by the chairperson of the committee, so long as that election of delegates is scheduled on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday of any month, and shall furnish to the officers appointed to act at the primary meetings any paraphernalia, including check lists, that are generally required and used in elective meetings; provided, that the political party first requesting the use of the voting places on and for a certain date shall be entitled to the use of them on that date; and if the date is one requested by some other political party, the other political party, through the chairperson of the committee, may request another date. In cities a voting place and paraphernalia for voting shall be furnished and provided for each ward into which the cities may be divided; and in each of the towns of Burrillville, Cumberland, and Lincoln, at least two (2) voting places and the paraphernalia for voting, and in every other town at least one voting place and the paraphernalia for voting, shall be furnished and provided. The local boards shall not be required to provide for the compensation for services of the officers appointed to act at the primary meetings, nor shall anything contained in this section be held to affect the method of holding elections already provided for by law.

Legislative History

P.L. 1912, ch. 815, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 8, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 313, § 23; impl. am. P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 39; G.L. 1956, § 17-12-15; G.L. 1956, § 17-12-14; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 9; P.L. 2018, ch. 182, § 5; P.L. 2018, ch. 279, § 5.