R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-14-2.1

Current through 2024 Public Law 44

Section 17-14-2.1 - Party candidates not eligible for independent nomination and independent candidates not eligible for party nomination

No person who has filed a declaration of candidacy as an independent candidate pursuant to § 17-14-1 for an office for which a party candidate may be nominated pursuant to this chapter shall be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy as a party candidate for the same office or for any other public office in the same election year, and no person who has filed a declaration of candidacy as a party candidate pursuant to § 17-14-1 for an office for which an independent candidate may be nominated pursuant to this chapter shall be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy as an independent candidate for the same office or for any other public office in the same election year.

P.L. 1980, ch. 404, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 389, §8; P.L. 1997 , ch. 184, § 1.