{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-15-12","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-15-12","heading":"Ballot when contest exists.","body":"Whenever there is a contest within any voting district, a primary election shall be held in the voting district and the names of all candidates for state office and the names of only those candidates for local office that are contesting a particular local office or offices shall appear on the ballots.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 15 Primary Elections"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-15/17-15-12.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:02Z","sha256":"4c00da7b7af8b63ad34e76a557045688b4c72542a4e4f3ebe54a43f14467377f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-15-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-15-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}