TITLE 17

Elections

CHAPTER 17-15

Primary Elections

SECTION 17-15-24



   § 17-15-24  Disqualification by activity in

other party. –

No person shall be entitled to vote in the primary election of any political

party who has voted in a primary election as a member of any other political

party and has not changed his or her party designation as provided in chapter

9.1 of this title or has designated his or her affiliation with any other

political party, as set forth in chapter 9.1 of this title. No person shall be

debarred from voting in a party primary solely because of that person's signing

of nomination papers of a candidate to be voted for at any primary. A person

having designated his or her party affiliation as set forth in chapter 9.1 of

this title shall be deemed to have taken part in the primary as a member of

that political party, and shall be debarred from voting in the primary as a

member of the opposite political party until that person has changed his or her

party affiliation as provided in chapter 9.1 of this title.



History of Section.

(P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 23; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956,

§ 17-15-26; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-24; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L.

1978, ch. 107, § 3.)