RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS - CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
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Introduced
By: Representatives Sullivan, Rose, Coelho, Dennigan, and Savage |
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Date
Introduced: February 28, 2002 |
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It is enacted
by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Chapter 17-15 of the General Laws entitled "Primary Elections" is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following section:
17-15-20.1. City of East
Providence - 2002 Primary Elections. -- (a) Notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary the procedure for the primary elections in
the city of East Providence in the calendar year 2002 shall be conducted as
follows:
(1) On
September 10, 2002, there shall be a primary election in the city of East
Providence to nominate such candidates for the East Providence city council and
East Providence school committee.
(2) Candidates
for nomination in this primary election shall file with the canvassing
authority declarations of their candidacy upon forms provided by the canvassing
authority. Said declaration shall be filed on the 10th, 11th
and not later than 4:00 p.m. on the 12th day of June, 2002.
(3) The
canvassing authority shall prepare nomination papers for circulation and
distribute such papers to said declared candidates on the 13th day
of June, 2002 and not later than 4:00 p.m. on the 14th day of June,
2002.
(4) Nomination
papers must be assembled and united into one instrument and filed with the
canvassing authority by the candidates in the primary election not later than
4:00 p.m. on the 5th day of July, 2002.
(5) No
nomination shall be valid unless the candidate shall file with the canvassing
authority in writing no later than 4:00 p.m. on the 19th day of
July, 2002 his or her consent accepting the nomination, agreeing not to
withdraw, and if nominated, to qualify as a candidate in the general city
election.
(6) The canvassing
authority shall check the signatures on the nomination petitions filed with it
and shall certify those candidates who have the required number of signatures as
candidates in the primary election not later than 4:00 p.m. on the 12th
day of July, 2002.
(b) All
subsequent primary elections in the city of East Providence shall be held in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.