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. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1886, § 2; P.L. 1948, ch. 2100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 17-15-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 18, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 200, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 182, § 6; P.L. 2018, ch. 279, § 6; P.L. 2023, ch. 131, § 1, effective June 19, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 132, § 1, effective June 19, 2023.
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