Rhode Island § 17-15-3 § 17-15-3. Special election primaries.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-15-3 — § 17-15-3. Special election primaries.

Rhode Island § 17-15-3

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-15Primary Elections

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-15-3 (2026).

Text

§ 17-15-3. Special election primaries.
Party primary elections shall also be held for the purpose of nominating candidates
            for an office or offices to be elected at any special election. In the event of a
            special election, the state board shall fix the date or dates on which the various
            party primary elections shall be held; provided, that all the party primary elections
            shall have been held by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month preceding
            the date fixed for the special election; and provided, further, that the date or dates
            fixed by the state board shall not be a religious holiday and shall be held on the
            first Tuesday

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§ 17-15-3. Special election primaries.

Party primary elections shall also be held for the purpose of nominating candidates for an office or offices to be elected at any special election. In the event of a special election, the state board shall fix the date or dates on which the various party primary elections shall be held; provided, that all the party primary elections shall have been held by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month preceding the date fixed for the special election; and provided, further, that the date or dates fixed by the state board shall not be a religious holiday and shall be held on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday of any month.

Legislative History

P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 2; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 200, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 182, § 6; P.L. 2018, ch. 279, § 6; P.L. 2023, ch. 131, § 1, effective June 19, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 132, § 1, effective June 19, 2023.