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Endorsements

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Endorsing is the process whereby party officials designate a person to be the candidate representing their party in a primary, and if no primary, in the general election. If you are the endorsed candidate for a public office such as senator in General Assembly or town council, you will be issued nomination papers and you must submit the required number of valid signatures in order to qualify to be on the ballot.

An asterisk * will appear next to the name of the endorsed candidate on the ballot.

Endorsement Requirements:

For the office of:	Endorsement by:	Endorsements are filed at:	Required signatures
Federal Office	State Committee	Department of State’s Elections Division	See RIGL 17-12-4
Statewide Office	State Committee	Department of State’s Elections Division	See RIGL 17-12-4
Senator and Represenatitve in General Assembly* and their district committees	Senatorial or Representative District Committee	Local Board of Canvassers where endorsed candidate resides	A majority of the members of the committee
Local Offices	City/Town/Ward Committee	Local Board of Canvassers	Three officers of the committee