{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-12.1-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-12.1-5","heading":"Preparation of nomination papers — Delegates.","body":"Upon receipt of the declaration referred to in § 17-12.1-3, the secretary of state shall prepare nomination papers for each candidate who has qualified, clearly marked with the candidate’s name and the office the candidate seeks, and shall, by four o’clock (4:00) p.m. on the next business day after receipt of the declaration, deliver the nomination papers to the proper candidate or to those persons that the candidate, in writing, designates to receive them.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 12.1 Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-12.1/17-12.1-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:02Z","sha256":"63150526e820c6063c88d6e26615f95b8db29627027c7a9455ee4cce3d07e2fc","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-12.1-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-12.1-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}