Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 17-12 – Party Committees and Conventions


§ 17-12-1	Selection of state committees
§ 17-12-2	Composition and powers of state committees
§ 17-12-2.1	Political party state committee rules or bylaws
§ 17-12-3	Delegation of powers by state committee
§ 17-12-4	Endorsements by state committee
§ 17-12-5	Acting in other contingencies
§ 17-12-6	Election of town and ward committees
§ 17-12-6.1	Composition of town committees in Johnston
§ 17-12-7	Composition of city and district committees – Appointment
§ 17-12-8	Qualifications and terms of committee members
§ 17-12-9	Organization of city, town, and district committees – Officers – Lists of officers and members
§ 17-12-9.1	Members of ward committees for the city of East Providence
§ 17-12-10	Rules and management by city, town, and district committees
§ 17-12-11	Endorsement by local committees
§ 17-12-12	Vacancies in district committees
§ 17-12-12.1	Vacancies in city or ward committees
§ 17-12-12.2	Failure of ward and city committees to endorse
§ 17-12-13	State conventions
§ 17-12-14	Election of delegates to national conventions
§ 17-12-15	Qualifying as a political party through independent candidacy
§ 17-12-16	Qualifying as a political party by petition – Names of officers – Endorsements and other official communications
§ 17-12-17	Names of political parties

Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8