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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2010 | |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, Cote, and Pinga | |
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Date Introduced: February 04, 2010 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 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 person participates in a party primary, that act shall serve as |
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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. For the |
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purposes of this section, "participating in a party primary" does not include the circulation or |
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signing of nomination papers. |
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(d) No political party shall prohibit any independent registered voter who has no |
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affiliation with any political party from participating in any political primary. |
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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 any independent registered voter who has no affiliation with any |
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political party to participate in any political primary. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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