It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 17-15-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-15 entitled "Primary Elections" is hereby amended to read as follows:

{ADD 17-15-8. Listing of candidates on ballots and ballot labels. -- ADD} The secretary of state shall forthwith upon receipt of the certificates provided for by chapter 14 of this title cause the proper ballots or ballot labels to be prepared for use in the various voting districts. Names and addresses of party candidates for a particular office shall be printed horizontally {DEL and alphabetically DEL} opposite and to the right of the names of the office they seek and shall not appear on the ballot more than once for the same office; provided, however, the names and addresses of candidates having the endorsement of their party committees shall be printed in the first column at the right of the title of the offices they seek and shall be marked with an asterisk (*) {ADD . As to each candidate, following the endorsed party candidate, for a national office, a general office within the state, or for a general assembly office, the names shall be listed in an order chosen by lot under the direction of the secretary of state. As to each candidate, following the endorsed party candidate, for a city, town or other local election, the names shall be listed alphabetically after the name of the endorsed party candidate. ADD} {DEL provided, further, however, that in DEL} {ADD In ADD} the event that there be more candidates for a particular office than the voting machine can accommodate in the horizontal column, the names and addresses shall be continued in {DEL alphabetical order DEL} {ADD the same manner ADD} succeeding the last name at the extreme right of the column to the next horizontal column beneath the column. Names and addresses of candidates shall be printed upon the ballots and ballot labels as such names appear on the voting list, notwithstanding that the candidate may have signed his or her declaration of candidacy other than as such candidate's name appears on the voting list.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.