Chapter 149
2013 -- S 0920
Enacted 07/11/13
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
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)
senator or governor. - The nomination papers of a candidate
for the party nomination or an
independent candidate for presidential elector,
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
signatures shall be required; provided, further that in the city of
(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 section 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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LC02531
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