Endorsements

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. If you qualify for the ballot, an asterisk * will appear next to the name on the ballot to indicate the endorsed candidate.

The chart below should help:

For the office of: Endorsement by: Endorsements are filed at: Required signatures
Representative in Congress State Committee Department of State’s Elections Division See RIGL 17-12-4 Not Later than July 1st
Governor
Lt. Governor
Secretary of State
General Treasurer
Attorney General
 State Committee Department of State’s Elections Division See RIGL 17-12-4 Not Later than July 1st
Senator in General Assembly* Senatorial District Committee Local Board of Canvassers where endorsed candidate resides A majority of the members of the committee Not later than June 30th
Senatorial District Committee* Senatorial District Committee Local Board of Canvassers where endorsed Senate candidate resides A majority of the members of the committee Not later than June 30th
Representative in General Assembly* Representative District Committee Local Board of Canvassers where endorsed candidate resides A majority of the members of the committee Not later than June 30th
Representative District Committee* Representative District Committee Local Board of Canvassers where endorsed Representative candidate resides A majority of the members of the committee Not later than June 30th
Democratic State Committee* Representative District Committee Local Board of Canvassers where endorsed Representative candidate resides A majority of the members of the committee Not later than June 30th
Local Offices City/Town/Ward Committee City/Town/Ward Committee Local Board of Canvassers Three officers of the committee Not later than June 30th

Endorsements of candidates for senator in General Assembly, representative in General Assembly, senatorial or representative district committee, and Democratic State Committee in the City of Marlborough must be filed at the Department of State’s Elections Division, 123 Main Street, Marlborough, SS