Rhode Island § 17-12-6 § 17-12-6. Election of town and ward committees.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-12-6 — § 17-12-6. Election of town and ward committees.

Rhode Island § 17-12-6

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-12Party Committees and Conventions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-12-6 (2026).

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§ 17-12-6. Election of town and ward committees.
The party voters of each political party in each ward of each of the cities of the
            state shall, biennially, in every even year, at the primary election held to nominate
            party candidates, elect a ward committee for each ward; provided, that the ward committees
            in the city of Providence shall be elected quadrennially, and the party voters of
            each political party in each of the towns of the state shall, biennially at the primary
            election, elect a town committee for the town.
         

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§ 17-12-6. Election of town and ward committees.

The party voters of each political party in each ward of each of the cities of the state shall, biennially, in every even year, at the primary election held to nominate party candidates, elect a ward committee for each ward; provided, that the ward committees in the city of Providence shall be elected quadrennially, and the party voters of each political party in each of the towns of the state shall, biennially at the primary election, elect a town committee for the town.

Legislative History

P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 5; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-12-7; G.L. 1956, § 17-12-6; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 35, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 74.