Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-12-11 (2026)

Endorsement by local committees

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(a)(1) Each town, ward, and city committee shall file with the appropriate local board the list of candidates in the town, ward, or city which have the endorsement of the committees.

(2) Endorsements by town, ward, and city committees shall be signed by three (3) officers of the committee.

(b)(1) Each district committee shall file with the board of canvassers of the city or town of residence of the senatorial or representative candidate endorsed, except that if the candidate is a resident of Providence the endorsement shall be filed with the secretary of state, the list of candidates in the district which have the endorsement of the committee.

(2) Endorsements by district committees shall be signed by a majority of those members presently on the committee.

(c) Endorsements shall be filed with the appropriate local board or the secretary of state, as the case may be, not later than four o’clock (4:00) p.m. of the day after the last day for filing declarations of candidacy.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1959–1992 · leading case: Gomes v. Rhode Island State Bd. of Elections, 393 A.2d 1088 (R.I. 1978).

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Gomes v. Rhode Island State Bd. of Elections, 393 A.2d 1088 (R.I. 1978). · cites it 15× “1956 (1969 reenactment) §17-12-11 1 to endorse those candidates of its choice seeking elective office within the ward, fulfilled its statutory function on June 14, 1978, by submitting a list of endorsed candidates to the canvassers.”

Charlestown Democratic Town Comm. v. Connell, 789 F. Supp. 517 (D.R.I. 1992). · cites it 4× “R.I.Gen. Laws § 17-12-11. Towns elect their town committee members; like city committees, town committees set their own size.”

DeCesare v. Bd. of Elections, 242 A.2d 421 (R.I. 1968). · cites it 2× “1, now § 17-12-11 [1] , the then encumbent North Providence democratic town committee seasonably endorsed 60 of the 93 qualified candidates, this being the number to be elected.”

Bunting v. Bd. of Canvassers & Reg., 153 A.2d 560 (R.I. 1959). “ther persons filed declarations of candidacy, under general laws 1956, §17-14-1, for election to the fourth ward Democratic committee in Cranston at the primary election to be held on September 17, 1958; that the nomination papers of said candidates were signed by a sufficient…”

— R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-12-11(b) — 1 case

Charlestown Democratic Town Comm. v. Connell, 789 F. Supp. 517 (D.R.I. 1992). “R.I.Gen. Laws § 17-12-11. Towns elect their town committee members; like city committees, town committees set their own size.”

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