Rhode Island § 17-12.1-1 § 17-12.1-1. Date of primaries for election of delegates to national conventions.

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§ 17-12.1-1 — § 17-12.1-1. Date of primaries for election of delegates to national conventions.

Rhode Island § 17-12.1-1

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-12.1Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-12.1-1 (2026).

Text

§ 17-12.1-1. Date of primaries for election of delegates to national conventions.
(a) A primary election for the election of delegates to the national convention for each
            political party shall be held in the manner provided in this chapter on the fourth
            Tuesday in April 2012, and every fourth year thereafter.
         
(b) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (a), for the 2024 primary election only,
            the election of delegates to the national convention for each political party and
            for presidential preference shall be conducted on April 2, 2024.
         

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§ 17-12.1-1. Date of primaries for election of delegates to national conventions.

(a) A primary election for the election of delegates to the national convention for each political party shall be held in the manner provided in this chapter on the fourth Tuesday in April 2012, and every fourth year thereafter.

(b) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (a), for the 2024 primary election only, the election of delegates to the national convention for each political party and for presidential preference shall be conducted on April 2, 2024.

Legislative History

P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 303, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 133, § 1, effective June 19, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 134, § 1, effective June 19, 2023.