R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-14-1.2

Candidate required to be a qualified voter in the election

Known as the Election Law

The act spans §§ 17-10-1 to 17-9-9 (616 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton (1995)

Most recently applied in U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton (May 1995)

P.L. 1987, ch. 389, § 9; P.L. 2004, ch. 24, § 1.

(a) No person shall be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy as an independent candidate nor shall a person be eligible to be a candidate or be eligible to be voted for unless the person shall, at the time of filing the declaration, be qualified to vote in the election within the district for the office which that person seeks.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, individuals residing in state senate districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17 may file a declaration of candidacy for state senator and/or senatorial district committee member for those senate districts for the 2004 election pursuant to § 17-14-1, provided they were registered to vote in the election for that district on or before June 16, 2004.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.