Rhode Island General Laws Title 17. Elections § 17-15-1. Date of primaries

A primary election for the nomination of candidates for each political party shall be held in each voting district in the manner provided in this chapter on the eighth Tuesday preceding biennial state elections.  Provided, however, that if the eighth Tuesday is the day after Labor Day, then the primary election shall be held on the next day, the Wednesday, and in such occurrence, the dates for the primary candidate nomination, challenge, objection, hearing, withdrawal, vacancy, and certification processes established by §§ 17-14-11, 17-14-12, 17-15-38, and 17-19-7, including any ensuing statutory deadlines tied to those dates, shall be calculated as if the primary election were still held on the Tuesday.