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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS - PARTY PRIMARY DATE

     

     Introduced By: Senator Leonidas P. Raptakis

     Date Introduced: March 21, 2019

     Referred To: Senate 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.

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     A primary election for the nomination of candidates for each political party shall be held

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in each voting district in the manner provided in this chapter on the second first Tuesday after the

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first Monday in September in June in each even numbered 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 - PARTY PRIMARY DATE

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     This act would change the date of party primaries from the second Tuesday after the first

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Monday in September in each even numbered year to the first Tuesday in June in each even

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numbered year.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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