§ 17-14-13 - Objections to eligibility of candidate or sufficiency of papers. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 17-14-13

   § 17-14-13  Objections to eligibility ofcandidate or sufficiency of papers. – When nomination papers have been duly filed and are in apparent conformity with§ 17-14-11, they shall be conclusively presumed to be valid, unlesswritten objections to them are made as to the eligibility of the candidate orthe sufficiency of the nomination papers or the signatures on them. Allobjections shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state or of thelocal board, as the case may be, by four o'clock (4:00) p.m. on the nextbusiness day after the last day fixed for filing nomination papers in theappropriate office as provided in this chapter. Nothing in this section shallbe construed to prevent the secretary of state or the local board, as the casemay be, from disqualifying a candidate based on the determination of thesecretary of state or the local board, acting on its own motion, that thecandidate is ineligible or the nomination papers or the signatures on them areinvalid or insufficient.