§ 17-15-1 Date of primaries
§ 17-15-2 Regular primary date falling on religious holiday
§ 17-15-3 Special election primaries
§ 17-15-4 Municipal primaries other than at time of general primaries
§ 17-15-5 Combination of voting districts
§ 17-15-6 Conventions and caucuses replaced – Parties holding primaries – Forms
§ 17-15-7 Candidates nominated at primaries
§ 17-15-8 Listing of candidates on ballots
§ 17-15-9 Slate voting
§ 17-15-11 Dispensation with primary when no contest
§ 17-15-12 Ballot when contest exists
§ 17-15-13 Voting places – Primary officials – Party officials – Appointment
§ 17-15-14 Qualifications of primary officials – Affidavit
§ 17-15-15 Powers and duties of primary officials – Compensation
§ 17-15-16 Vacancies among primary officials
§ 17-15-17 Notice of primaries
§ 17-15-18 Apportionment of voting booths and optical scan precinct count units
§ 17-15-19 Arrangement and paraphernalia at voting places
§ 17-15-20 Primaries conducted in same manner as general elections
§ 17-15-20.1 City of East Providence – 2002 Primary Elections
§ 17-15-21 Identification of party voters
§ 17-15-22 Party checkers, runners and watchers
§ 17-15-24 Disqualification by activity in other party
§ 17-15-25 Nomination papers for delegates to constitutional conventions
§ 17-15-26 Challenge of identity as to right to vote
§ 17-15-27 Impartiality of officials – Sound equipment
§ 17-15-29 Number of votes required to nominate or elect
§ 17-15-30 Tabulation of local returns – Certificate of nomination or election
§ 17-15-31 Tabulation of state returns – Certificates of nomination or election
§ 17-15-33 Tie vote
§ 17-15-34 Recount petition or other protest
§ 17-15-35 Hearing on recount or protest – Notice – Declaration of nomination or election
§ 17-15-38 Vacancies among nominees
§ 17-15-39 Preservation of primary records
§ 17-15-40 Right to nominate by petition preserved
§ 17-15-41 School committee caucuses unaffected
§ 17-15-43 Applicability of election law
§ 17-15-44 Rules – Recommendations for amendment of laws
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 17-15 - Primary Elections

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8