On February 13, Rhode Island State Senators Brian Thompson, John Burke, and Andrew Dimitri (all of whom are Democrats) have introduced SB 2593. It would ease the definition of a qualified party, to a group that either: (1) polled 2% for any statewide race or a U.S. House seat at the last election; (2) has 5,000 registrants; or (3) has a member of the legislature.