{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-15-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-15-3","heading":"Special election primaries.","body":"Party primary elections shall also be held for the purpose of nominating candidates for an office or offices to be elected at any special election. In the event of a special election, the state board shall fix the date or dates on which the various party primary elections shall be held; provided, that all the party primary elections shall have been held by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month preceding the date fixed for the special election; and provided, further, that the date or dates fixed by the state board shall not be a religious holiday and shall be held on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday of any month.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 15 Primary Elections"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-15/17-15-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:02Z","sha256":"be4f45b60753a5142a4a133962186d1701c9b485068a4aec1e30c2d2edf250ec","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-15-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-15-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}