Election Information

The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024

ELECTION NOTICE

CITY OF CRANSTON

MAIL BALLOT

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Any registered voter wishing to vote by mail-in ballot in the November 5, 2024 Rhode Island General Election must submit a mail ballot application to the Cranston Board of Canvassers, located in Cranston City Hall, Room 100, 869 Park Ave, Cranston, RI, no later than 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

MAIL BALLOT DROP BOXES

There are two mail ballot drop boxes in the City of Cranston that will be open starting on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 to receive completed mail ballots in their oath and/or mailing envelopes, as well as to receive mail ballot applications and voter registrations prior to their published deadlines for receipt:

Cranston City Hall – 869 Park Ave (Side entrance of the building, next to Cranston East)

RI Board of Elections – 2000 Plainfield Pike (Parking lot at Sailor Way entrance)

Any completed Rhode Island mail ballot may be placed in any official state Board of Elections Mail Ballot Drop Box, statewide, no later than 8 p.m. on Election Night, Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Mail Ballots may also be received during normal business hours in the Canvassing Authority office, Room 100 at Cranston City Hall.

Cranston Canvassing Authority office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Room 100, Cranston City Hall, 869 Park Ave, Cranston, RI 02910-2786. Phone: 401-780-3121. Cranston Board of Canvassers, Kirk McDonough, Chairperson; Quilcia I. Moronta and Steven E. Piscopiello, Members

ELECTION NOTICE

CITY OF CRANSTON

NOTICE OF MEETING

       THE CRANSTON BOARD OF CANVASSERS will meet on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. in the Canvassing Authority Office, Room 100, at Cranston City Hall, 869 Park Ave., Cranston, RI 02910. The meeting is for the purpose of canvassing the Preliminary List of Cranston Voters, and to hear objections to the inclusion or omission of any person as a registered voter, and to make a Final Canvass and correction of the voter registration file for the Rhode Island General Election that is to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

      The Preliminary List of Cranston Voters will be posted on Monday, October 7, 2024 by 2 p.m. in the Canvassing Authority Office, Room 100 in Cranston City Hall and a corrected copy of the preliminary list will be reposted by 2 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2024 at the same location.

     More election information can be obtained by calling 401-780-3121. Check and update your voter registration online at vote.ri.gov.

YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO VOTE FROM YOUR ACTUAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE

 

State of Rhode Island Election Information Links

Department of state - elections division

state board of elections

City of Cranston Elections Information

Upcoming elections in Cranston

frequently asked questions for voters

frequently asked questions for candidates

 canvassing authority directory

 

Voting Rights for Persons with Disabilities

Voters with access questions (or their representatives) may contact the Cranston Board of Canvassers via phone at 401-780-3121, via email at canvassing@cranstonri.gov, or in-person at the Canvassing Authority office at Cranston City Hall, 869 Park Ave., Room 100 on the first floor. The accessible entrance is on the side of the building, nearest to Cranston East, which is also the nearest entrance to the Canvassing Authority office.

An ExpressVote ballot marking device is available at all polling locations and at early voting for use by any voter, and can be particularly helpful for voters with disabilities to assist in marking their ballot privately and independently. The ExpressVote is easy to use and has multiple features to assist voters. A link to a demonstration video may be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvQuzCOJWr0

All polling locations in Cranston are inspected for ADA accessibility compliance and every effort is made to ensure voters with disabilities can exercise their right to vote independently. If you experience obstacles to voting, please do not hesitate to contact the Canvassing Authority. There may be more preferable voting options, including requesting an accessible ballot, a Braille or tactile ballot, or voting with an assisted device such as the ExpressVote ballot marking device during the early voting period or at a polling place on Election Day.

Disability Rights RI (DRRI) has a VOTING HOTLINE at 401-831-3150 to provide information about mail ballot voting; early voting; guardianship and voting; voting rights such as the right to assistance; voter ID requirements; and voter registration status.  Please do not hesitate to contact DRRI with questions about disability-related voting rights, or questions about how to vote with assistance, or to ask for accommodations in voting. You may sign up for DRRI email updates by visiting the “Contact Us” section of the DRRI website at https://drri.org/contact-us/.

Disability Rights RI and the state Governor's Commission on Disabilities inspect polling places, in cooperation with the state Board of Elections, for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact information for the Commission may be found online at https://gcd.ri.gov/

The Department of State Elections Division also maintains a guide for accessible voting. More information may be found by clicking the following link: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Voter/AccessibleVoting