Rhode Island

To verify your voter registration status, please use your state's voter verification tool.

The next election date is Tuesday, August 6, 2019 (Woonsocket City Council Special Election). The registration deadline is Sunday, July 7, 2019.

Contact your local Board of Elections for information about local elections.

Provisional ballots are counted 48 hours after Election Day.

You may use a provisional ballot if:

Voters must show a photo ID at the polls. Acceptable IDs include:

Early Voting is not available in Rhode Island.

Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.

To see a list of available races, visit the race index.

If you are a registered voter, you may vote by mail (absentee voting) only if:

You must be registered 30 days before an election to vote in a municipal or state election.

To vote in a Presidential election, you may register and vote on Election Day at designated polling places, but you may only vote for the offices of the President and Vice President, not in state, local or other federal races.

Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!

In order to be a poll worker in Rhode Island:

• You must be registered to vote in Rhode Island
• Able to read the Consitution of the sate in English
• Able to write his/her own name

You are ineligible to be a poll worker if: