Dates Set for Providence Ward 3 Special Election
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea announced the dates for the special election in Providence Ward 3 to fill the seat of former City Councilperson Kevin Jackson.
Jackson was recalled by voters after he was arrested in May of 2016 on charges of improper use of campaign funds, and embezzlement totaling nearly $140,000.
Jackson pled not guilty in Providence County Superior court in August, but soon faced a recall effort that GoLocal called "the biggest political brawl of 2016."
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State law authorizes the Providence Board of Canvassers to order a special election in order to fill an opening.
"We are working closely with the Board of Elections and the Providence Board of Canvassers to make sure that eligible voters in Providence’s Third Ward can elect their new representative in city government in an election process that is fair, fast, and accurate,” said Gorbea.
The declaration period for candidates interested in running for the Providence Ward 3 seat will take place on Friday, June 2 and Monday, June 5.
A special primary election will take place on July 12 if more than one candidate from either party qualifies for the ballot.
The Election Calendar is as follows:
- June 2 and 5: Period for candidates to file Declarations of Candidacy with their local board of canvassers
- June 6: Deadline for endorsements to be filed by party committee
- June 12: Last day to register to vote for the primary
- June 14: Deadline for candidates to submit nomination papers to local boards of canvassers
- June 21: Last day to submit a mail ballot application for the primary
- June 22 - July 11: Emergency ballot period for the primary
- July 12: PRIMARY
- July 17: Last day to register to vote for the election
- July 26: Last day to submit a mail ballot application for the election
- July 27 - August 15: Emergency ballot period for the election
- August 16: ELECTION
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