RAWLINSON v. RHODE ISLAND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS

No. 79-371-M.P.

419 A.2d 859 (1980)

Rev. James C. RAWLINSON v. RHODE ISLAND STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rev. James C. Rawlinson, pro se.

Dennis J. Roberts II, Atty. Gen., John S. Foley, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


ORDER

This is common-law certiorari. The petitioner registered to vote in Woonsocket on August 20, 1979, and three days later he filed a declaration of candidacy for the office of mayor. The primary election was scheduled for October 9, 1979. The Woonsocket Board of Canvassers rejected the declaration, and this rejection was affirmed by the Board of Elections. This controversy is controlled by our holding in Conrad v. Rhode Island State Board of Elections,

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