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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- POLITICAL PARTY DESIGNATION | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Brien, Marcello, O`Neill, Baldelli-Hunt, and Lally | |
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Date Introduced: January 11, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Sections 17-9.1-23 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-9.1 entitled |
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"Registration of Voters" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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17-9.1-23. Party designation. -- (a) Whenever any person registers to vote, that person |
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may designate his or her party affiliation, or that person may designate that he or she is not |
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affiliated with any political party. The information shall be recorded on a form prescribed by the |
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state board of elections. |
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(b) Any person who is already registered to vote and wishes to designate his or her party |
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affiliation may do so by voluntarily presenting himself or herself to that person's local board of |
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canvassers and designating his or her party affiliation and certifying to the fact on the form |
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furnished for that purpose. |
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(c) Whenever any unaffiliated person participates in a party primary, that act shall serve |
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as identifying the person as being affiliated with the party in whose primary that person has |
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participated and the local board shall record the affiliation on the appropriate form. Provided |
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however, if immediately after voting, that person executes at the poll, an affidavit changing his or |
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her party designation back to unaffiliated, pursuant 17-19.1-24, that disaffiliation shall be |
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effective immediately. For the purposes of this section, "participating in a party primary" does not |
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include the circulation or signing of nomination papers. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would allow an unaffiliated voter to vote in a party primary and effective |
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immediately disaffiliate at the polling place. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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