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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS - NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT

CANDIDATES

     Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, and Paiva Weed

     Date Introduced: May 07, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 17-14-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-14 entitled "Nomination

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of Party and Independent Candidates" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     17-14-7. Number of signers required for nomination papers. -- (a) United States

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senator or governor. - The nomination papers of a candidate for the party nomination or an

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independent candidate for presidential elector, United States senator, or governor shall be signed,

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in the aggregate, by at least one thousand (1,000) voters.

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      (b) Representative in Congress. - The nomination papers of a candidate for the party

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nomination or an independent candidate for representative in congress shall be signed, in the

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aggregate, by at least five hundred (500) voters.

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      (c) General state offices. - The nomination papers of a candidate for the party nomination

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or an independent candidate for any of the general offices of the state, excluding governor, shall

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be signed, in the aggregate, by at least five hundred (500) voters.

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      (d) State senator. - The nomination papers of a candidate for a party nomination or

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independent candidate for senator in any senatorial district shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at

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least one hundred (100) voters of the senatorial district.

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      (e) State representative. - The nomination papers of a candidate for party nomination or

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an independent candidate for a member of the house of representatives from any representative

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district shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least fifty (50) voters of the representative district.

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      (f) City offices. - The nomination papers of a candidate for party nomination or an

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independent candidate for any local office to be filled by the voters of any city at large shall be

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signed, in the aggregate, by at least two hundred (200) voters of the city, provided that the city of

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Newport, for at-large candidates or candidates for school committee, at least one hundred (100)

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signatures shall be required; provided, further that in the city of Providence, at least five hundred

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(500) signatures shall be required.

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      (g) Voting district moderator or clerk. - The nomination papers for a candidate for voting

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district moderator or clerk in any town shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least ten (10) voters

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of the voting district.

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      (h) Other offices. - The nomination papers of a candidate for party nomination for other

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offices covered by section 17-15-7, or for the election of delegates or for unendorsed party

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committee candidates, shall be signed, in the aggregate, by fifty (50) voters.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO ELECTIONS - NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT

CANDIDATES

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     This act would provide that in the city of Newport, the minimum number of signatures

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required on nomination papers for an at-large candidates or candidates for the school committee

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would be one hundred (100) signatures.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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