2016 -- H 7539

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS - PRIMARY DATE

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Edwards, Solomon, Carson, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: February 10, 2016

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 17-15-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-15 entitled "Primary

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Elections" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     17-15-1. Date of primaries. -- A primary election for the nomination of candidates for

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each political party shall be held in each voting district in the manner provided in this chapter on

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the second Tuesday after the first Monday first Saturday in September in each even numbered

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year.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS - PRIMARY DATE

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     This act would change the day of party primary elections from the second Tuesday after

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the first Monday in September each even numbered year, to the first Saturday in September.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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