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About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a qualified elector of the city
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- File Declaration of Candidacy between June 25 and June 27, 2018 and Nomination Form with at least 500 signatures of registered voters of the district determined by city/township. *Some party positions may be endorsed by party and not need to file. Any candidate for public office, political action committee or political party committee must adhere to Rhode Island's campaign finance laws (R.I.G.L. 17-25).
- Filing period
- June 22, 2026 - June 24, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit Paperwork to the local Board of Canvassers' office.
- Where to file
- 25 Dorrance Street Providence, RI 02903
- Filing phone
- 401-421-0495
- Step 3
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