Senate Bill #2006 (2018)
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS-NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES-CITY OF WOONSOCKET
Provides that nomination papers for certain candidates for citywide nonpartisan office in the city of Woonsocket would require at least one hundred (100) signatures.
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2018-01-11: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
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2018-04-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/03/2018)
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2018-05-03: Committee recommended indefinite postponement
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2018-05-03: Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
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2018-05-25: Scheduled for consideration (05/29/2018)
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2018-05-29: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2018-05-30: Placed on Senate Calendar
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2018-05-30: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/05/2018)
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2018-06-05: Senate passed Sub A
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2018-06-06: Referred to House Judiciary
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2018-06-16: Scheduled for consideration (06/19/2018)
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2018-06-19: Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
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2018-06-19: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/20/2018)
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2018-06-19: Placed on the House Consent Calendar
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2018-06-20: House passed Sub A in concurrence
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2018-06-27: Transmitted to Governor
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2018-07-05: Effective without Governor's signature
Changes since original draft
2018 – S 2006- 2018 – S 2006 SUBSTITUTE A
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LC003318- LC003318/SUB A/2
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- S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO ELECTIONS-NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT
- CANDIDATES-CITY OF WOONSOCKET
- Introduced By: Senators Cote, and Picard
- Date Introduced: January 11, 2018
- Referred To: Senate Judiciary
- 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) United States senator or governor. The nomination papers of a candidate for the party nomination or an independent candidate for presidential elector, United States senator, or governor shall be signed, 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 Newport, for at-large candidates or candidates for school committee, at least one hundred (100) signatures shall be required; provided, further, that in the city of Woonsocket, for candidates for citywide nonpartisan office, including city council, mayor, and candidates for school committee, if elected, at least one hundred (100) signatures shall be required; and provided, further that in the city of Providence, at least five hundred (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 § 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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LC003318- LC003318/SUB A/2
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- EXPLANATION
- BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO ELECTIONS-NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT
- CANDIDATES-CITY OF WOONSOCKET
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- This act would provide that nomination papers for certain candidates for citywide nonpartisan office in the city of Woonsocket would require at least one hundred (100) signatures.
This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC003318 ========- This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC003318/SUB A/2 ========
Votes
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House or Senate Journal from the day of the vote.
June 05, 2018 at 4:19pm
Yeas: 35 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 2 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for PASSAGE
IN CONCURRENCE
June 20, 2018 at 5:38pm
Yeas: 72 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 3 /
Recused: 0