Vanessa Lopez knew the odds were stacked against her. A first-time candidate going up against a three-term incumbent, Lopez realized she needed outside help to succeed in her Democratic primary challenge against Sen. Meghan Kallman for the District 15 seat representing Pawtucket and Providence.  “I have no one in my corner, so I was like, […]

The Rhode Island Board of Elections rejected an attempt by a Rhode Island independent gubernatorial candidate to oust one of his competitors from the November ballot. Yet the question of whether voters have to write their own names and addresses on candidate nomination papers remains unresolved. The elections panel denied Ken Block’s challenge to fellow […]