{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-14-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-14-1.1","heading":"Party affiliation.","body":"Whenever any person seeks elective office, that person shall not have been a member of a political party other than the declared political party within ninety (90) days of the filing of their declaration of candidacy, except for a special election for federal office, or for an election for federal office regularly scheduled for a time other than the biennial general statewide election, that person shall not have been a member of a political party other than the declared political party within thirty (30) days of the filing of their declaration of candidacy.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 14 Nomination of Party and Independent Candidates"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-14/17-14-1.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:02Z","sha256":"5137589ddec4236a29e30f9ac641c4be602f1861838539b91807fc203c4545fa","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-14-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-14-1.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}