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January 31, 2008

April 22 election set to fill late Sen. Badeau's seat

PROVIDENCE -- The special election to fill the seat of the late state Sen. Roger Badeau, a Democrat who represented Woonsocket and Cumberland, is set for April 22.

A primary will be held March 18, if needed, Secretary of State Ralph A. Mollis announced today.

“Our thoughts are with his family, his friends and all the people of his district. He represented them well over the years,” Mollis said in the statement. “Making it easier to vote is our priority. We selected a date that met the letter of the law as well as encouraged the highest voter turnout possible.”

Badeau died last week with most of the final year of his term left to serve, which the Secretary of State's Office said triggers law allowing the secretary of state to set a speical election.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 5:06 PM | Permalink

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