(a) At the primary elections, candidates shall be nominated for the following offices,
if the offices are to be filled at the succeeding election:
(1) Senators in the congress of the United States.
(2) Representatives in the congress of the United States.
(3) General officers of the state.
(4) Senators in the general assembly from the respective senatorial districts.
(5) Representatives in the general assembly from the respective representative districts.
(6) Mayors for the respective cities.
(7) Members of the city or town councils from the respective towns, wards, and districts.
(8) All other city or town officials previously nominated by party caucus, convention,
or party committees, whose offices are to be filled at the regular or special election
next succeeding the primary, with the exception of candidates for presidential elector
who shall be selected as provided in this title.
(b) At the primary elections the members of ward, town, and district committees of the
respective political parties shall be elected.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
4
cases, 1968–1995 · leading case:
Dahl v. Begin, 660 A.2d 730 (R.I. 1995).
Dahl v. Begin, 660 A.2d 730 (R.I. 1995).
· cites it 6× “ In the event no one qualifies for an office to be voted upon at any such primary, the state committee of that party or a duly authorized subcommittee thereof in the case of state officers and the appropriate city, town, ward or district committee or any duly authorized…”
DeCesare v. Bd. of Elections, 242 A.2d 421 (R.I. 1968).
· cites it 2× “result in depriving a party of a nominee for any office and special provision has not been made for it by law, the state committee of that party or a duly authorized subcommittee thereof in the case of state officers and the appropriate city, town, ward or district committee or…”
McCarthy v. Garrahy, 460 F. Supp. 1042 (D.R.I. 1978).
“— The nomination papers of a candidate for nomination for other offices covered by § 17-15-7, shall be signed, in the aggregate, by fifty (50) voters.”
McKenna v. Reilly, 419 F. Supp. 1179 (D.R.I. 1976).
· cites it 2× “G.L. § 17-15-7. 8 Each party is authorized to endorse candidates for statewide office, and such endorsement appears on the ballot as of right, §§ 17-12-4, 17-15-8.”
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