Upon receipt of the declaration referred to in § 17-12.1-3, the secretary of state shall prepare nomination papers for each candidate who has qualified, clearly marked with the candidate’s name and the office the candidate seeks, and shall, by four o’clock (4:00) p.m. on the next business day after receipt of the declaration, deliver the nomination papers to the proper candidate or to those persons that the candidate, in writing, designates to receive them.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-12.1-5
Preparation of nomination papers — Delegates
Known as the Election Law
The act spans §§ 17-10-1 to 17-9-9 (616 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 781 F. Supp. 100 - Felice v. Rhode Island Board of Elections (1991)
Most recently applied in 781 F. Supp. 100 - Felice v. Rhode Island Board of Elections (December 1991)
P.L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 350, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 390, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 479, § 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.