Chapter 313 |
2018 -- S 2006 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/05/2018 |
A N A C T |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS-NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES-CITY OF WOONSOCKET |
Introduced By: Senators Cote, and Picard |
Date Introduced: January 11, 2018 |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
SECTION 1. Section 17-14-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-14 entitled "Nomination |
of Party and Independent Candidates" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
17-14-7. Number of signers required for nomination papers. |
(a) United States senator or governor. The nomination papers of a candidate for the party |
nomination or an independent candidate for presidential elector, United States senator, or |
governor shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least one thousand (1,000) voters. |
(b) Representative in Congress. The nomination papers of a candidate for the party |
nomination or an independent candidate for representative in congress shall be signed, in the |
aggregate, by at least five hundred (500) voters. |
(c) General state offices. The nomination papers of a candidate for the party nomination |
or an independent candidate for any of the general offices of the state, excluding governor, shall |
be signed, in the aggregate, by at least five hundred (500) voters. |
(d) State senator. The nomination papers of a candidate for a party nomination or |
independent candidate for senator in any senatorial district shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at |
least one hundred (100) voters of the senatorial district. |
(e) State representative. The nomination papers of a candidate for party nomination or an |
independent candidate for a member of the house of representatives from any representative |
district shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least fifty (50) voters of the representative district. |
(f) City offices. The nomination papers of a candidate for party nomination or an |
independent candidate for any local office to be filled by the voters of any city at large shall be |
signed, in the aggregate, by at least two hundred (200) voters of the city, provided that the city of |
Newport, for at-large candidates or candidates for school committee, at least one hundred (100) |
signatures shall be required; provided, further, that in the city of Woonsocket, for candidates for |
citywide nonpartisan office, including city council, mayor, and candidates for school committee, |
if elected, at least one hundred (100) signatures shall be required; and provided, further that in |
the city of Providence, at least five hundred (500) signatures shall be required. |
(g) Voting district moderator or clerk. The nomination papers for a candidate for voting |
district moderator or clerk in any town shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least ten (10) voters |
of the voting district. |
(h) Other offices. The nomination papers of a candidate for party nomination for other |
offices covered by ยง 17-15-7, or for the election of delegates or for unendorsed party committee |
candidates, shall be signed, in the aggregate, by fifty (50) voters. |
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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