Projo Politics Blog

One day ahead of the closely monitored New Hampshire presidential primary, seven presidential hopefuls have reserved a spot for their names in the Rhode Island primary.

Municipalities have until Thursday to validate the signatures of the remaining candidates, several of whom have collected the required 1,000 signatures, but have not had them certified as valid.

Democrats with the required number of certified signatures are Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

Republicans who will appear on the primary ballot include Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney.

Candidates who have collected more than 1,000 signatures, but still need certification, include Democrats John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich, and Republicans Fred Thompson, Alan Keyes and Duncan Hunter.

You can keep up with the candidates' progress on the Secretary of State's Web site.

On Feb. 1, the Secretary of State’s office will hold a public lottery to decide the order that the candidates’ names will appear on the ballot during the March 4 primary.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

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