Supreme Court of Rhode Island July 29, 1980, No. 79-371-M.P. (Rawlinson v. Rhode Island State Board of Elections)

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 Woon-socket Board of Canvassers rejected the declaration, and this rejection was affirmed by the Board of Elections.