Party state committees shall be selected in the manner provided by statute or party rule. Any party may, by a duly enacted party rule, elect to choose the members of its party state committee pursuant to the provisions of chapter 15 of this title or by any other method agreeable to the party state committee; provided, that where the method of selecting party state committee now in force is by caucus, selection shall subsequently be made at a primary election pursuant to the provisions of chapter 15 of this title until another method of selection is adopted by the party state committee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-12-1
Selection of state committees
Known as the Election Law
The act spans §§ 17-10-1 to 17-9-9 (616 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 609 F. Supp. 1403 - Ri Ch. of Nat. W. Pol. C. v. Ri Lottery Com'n (1985)
Most recently applied in 609 F. Supp. 1403 - Rhode Island Chapter of National Women's Political Caucus, Inc. v. Rhode Island Lottery Commission (May 1985)
P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 3A; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-12-2; G.L. 1956, § 17-12-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.