{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-12-15","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-12-15","heading":"Qualifying as a political party through independent candidacy.","body":"An independent candidate for governor or president of the United States in a general election shall not be entitled to establish a political party, notwithstanding that the candidate shall receive five percent (5%) of the votes cast as provided in § 17-1-2(9), unless the candidate shall, at the time of filing a declaration of candidacy, simultaneously indicate, on a form provided by the secretary of state, the candidate’s intent to establish a political party, together with the name of the political organization which the candidate represents and the names and addresses of the chairperson and secretary of the organization.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 12 Party Committees and Conventions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-12/17-12-15.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:02Z","sha256":"fe06004f7eac6ef352628531a86d58974a48fae025c68379909b8fc5473a2e5c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-12-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-12-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}