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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO

NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE

     Introduced By: Representatives Perez, Hull, Corvese, Fenton-Fung, Cardillo, Batista,
Bennett, Fellela, Azzinaro, and Diaz

     Date Introduced: March 24, 2023

     Referred To: House State Government & Elections

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 17-12.1-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-12.1 entitled "Primaries

for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference" is hereby

amended to read as follows:

     17-12.1-6. Number of signers required.

     The nomination papers of a candidate for delegate to a national convention shall be signed,

in the aggregate, by at least one hundred fifty (150) seventy-five (75) eligible voters.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO

NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE

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     This act would reduce the number of voter signatures necessary for a candidate to qualify

to be a delegate to a national convention, from one hundred fifty (150) to seventy-five (75).

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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