Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5610 Compare Versions

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99 S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
1010 IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1111 JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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1515 RELATING TO ELECTIONS - NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDEN T
1616 CANDIDATES - MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SU BMITTED NOMINATION S IGNATURES
1717 Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, and Cardillo
1818 Date Introduced: February 15, 2023
1919 Referred To: House State Government & Elections
2020
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2222 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
2323 SECTION 1. Section 17-14-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-14 entitled "Nomination 1
2424 of Party and Independent Candidates" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
2525 17-14-7. Number of signers required for nomination papers. 3
2626 (a) United States senator or governor. The nomination papers of a candidate for the party 4
2727 nomination or an independent candidate for presidential elector, United States senator, or governor 5
2828 shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least one thousand (1,000) voters. Notwithstanding the 6
2929 foregoing, for the 2020 election only, the nomination papers of a candidate for the party nomination 7
3030 or an independent candidate for United States senator shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least 8
3131 five hundred (500) voters. 9
3232 (b) Representative in Congress. The nomination papers of a candidate for the party 10
3333 nomination or an independent candidate for representative in Congress shall be signed, in the 11
3434 aggregate, by at least five hundred (500) voters. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the 2020 12
3535 election only, the nomination papers of a candidate for the party nomination or an independent 13
3636 candidate for representative in Congress shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least two hundred 14
3737 fifty (250) voters. 15
3838 (c) General state offices. The nomination papers of a candidate for the party nomination or 16
3939 an independent candidate for any of the general offices of the state, excluding governor, shall be 17
4040 signed, in the aggregate, by at least five hundred (500) voters. 18
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4444 (d) State senator. The nomination papers of a candidate for a party nomination or 1
4545 independent candidate for senator in any senatorial district shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at 2
4646 least one hundred (100) voters of the senatorial district and the candidate shall submit no more than 3
4747 one hundred fifty (150) signatures for certification. 4
4848 (e) State representative. The nomination papers of a candidate for party nomination or an 5
4949 independent candidate for a member of the house of representatives from any representative district 6
5050 shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least fifty (50) voters of the representative district and the 7
5151 candidate shall submit no more than one hundred (100) signatures for certification. 8
5252 (f) City offices. The nomination papers of a candidate for party nomination or an 9
5353 independent candidate for any local office to be filled by the voters of any city at large shall be 10
5454 signed, in the aggregate, by at least two hundred (200) voters of the city, provided that in the city 11
5555 of Newport, for at-large candidates or candidates for school committee, at least one hundred (100) 12
5656 signatures shall be required; provided, further, that in the city of Woonsocket, for candidates for 13
5757 citywide nonpartisan office, including city council, mayor, and candidates for school committee, if 14
5858 elected, at least one hundred (100) signatures shall be required; and provided, further that in the 15
5959 city of Providence, at least five hundred (500) signatures shall be required. Any candidate required 16
6060 to submit a minimum of one hundred (100) signatures for nomination by this subsection, shall 17
6161 submit no more than one hundred fifty (150) signatures seeking certification. 18
6262 (g) Voting district moderator or clerk. The nomination papers for a candidate for voting 19
6363 district moderator or clerk in any town shall be signed, in the aggregate, by at least ten (10) voters 20
6464 of the voting district. 21
6565 (h) Other offices. The nomination papers of a candidate for party nomination for other 22
6666 offices covered by ยง 17-15-7, or for the election of delegates or for unendorsed party committee 23
6767 candidates, shall be signed, in the aggregate, by fifty (50) voters and the candidate shall submit no 24
6868 more than seventy-five (75) signatures for certification. 25
6969 (i) After certifying voter signatures in a sum equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%) 26
7070 above the minimum number necessary for a candidate to be qualified pursuant to the provisions of 27
7171 this section, the board of canvassers may stop further certification of signatures. 28
7272 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2024. 29
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7979 EXPLANATION
8080 BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
8181 OF
8282 A N A C T
8383 RELATING TO ELECTIONS - NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT
8484 CANDIDATES - MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SU BMITTED NOMINATION S IGNATURES
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8686 This act would limit the number of signatures that a candidate may submit for certification, 1
8787 to one hundred (100) if fifty (50) signatures are required and to one hundred fifty (150) when one 2
8888 hundred (100) signatures are required. 3
8989 This act would take effect on January 1, 2024. 4
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