Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2309: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE (Amends certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential preference.)
Status: Signed into law, June 18, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 23, 2026:
2026 -- S 2309 ======== LC004291 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, Tikoian, Burke, DiPalma, and Rogers Date Introduced: January 23, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Sections 17-12.1-6 and 17-12.1-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-12.1 entitled "Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference" are hereby amended to read as follows: 17-12.1-6. Number of signers required. The nomination papers of a candidate for delegate to a national convention shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least one hundred fifty (150) fifty (50) eligible voters. 17-12.1-7. Checking and certification of nomination papers. (a) Each nomination paper of a candidate for delegate shall be submitted on or before four o'clock (4:00) p.m. in the afternoon of the fifty-sixth (56th) fifty-fourth day before the presidential preference primary to the local board of the city or town where the signers appear to be voters, and the nomination papers shall be checked, processed, and certified to the secretary of state by the local boards before four o'clock (4:00) p.m. in the afternoon of the fifty-third (53rd) day before the presidential preference primary. …
Sponsors
- Frank Ciccone (D, SD-007) · primary sponsor
- David Tikoian (D, SD-022)
- John Burke (D, SD-009)
- DiPalma, Louis (D, SD-012)
- Gordon Rogers (R, SD-021)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the House Consent Calendar
- : Senate read and passed
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Votes
- House Seq #319: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE (June 8, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #430: (June 4, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (June 2, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (February 26, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ELECTIONS
Common questions
- What is S2309?
- S2309 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE (Amends certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential preference.).
- What is the status of S2309?
- Signed into law as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2309?
- Frank Ciccone (D, SD-007), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2309?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2309.pdf
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