Legal Opinion
Gomes v. Rhode Island State Board of Elections
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided October 25, 1978No. 78-277-M.PPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
This is common law certiorari to review a decision of the Rhode Island State Board of Elections affirming a decision of the city of Cranston’s Board of Canvassers. The Board of Canvassers had held that Arthur Viola was to be the endorsed candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the office of councilman from the city’s Third Ward in the primary election of September 12, 1978. The respondents in this preceeding include the State Board of Elections (the board), the city of Cranston’s Board of Canvassers (the canvassers), and Robert F. Burns in his capacity as Secretary of State of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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