Civics Functions of the Canvassing Authority
The Cranston Board of Canvassers is committed to engagement in civics
and civics education to promote the right to vote, and ensure all
eligible voters are aware of the election processes and deadlines.
One
duty of the Board related to that mission is to annually conduct high
school voter registration drives, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
§ 17-9.1-4.1, which the Board holds each spring in all three of the
city's high schools.
Another duty the Board has is to recruit poll
workers, and state law - specifically R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-11-12.1 -
encourages the appointment of high school students to work the polls who are 16 years of age or
older, in order to provide for
a greater awareness of the elections process, the rights and
responsibilities of voters
and the importance of participating in the electoral
process.
In 2025, in support of these civics functions, the Board
voted to adopt an "I Voted" sticker contest program, similar to programs
done by cities, towns, and counties throughout the rest of the country,
but which had never been done before locally in Rhode Island. The
objective of the program is to engage Cranston high school students in
the election administration process and allow them to express their
creativity in designing an "I Voted" sticker that represents the City of
Cranston, for use in our elections.
The Board of Canvassers
publicly reviewed 10 finalists from students, which were selected by the
School Department, and selected designs to print in accordance with the
contest policies. The selected designs by Cranston students are
recognized on this page.
Thank you to all of the students who took
the time to think about our elections and express their creativity, and
congratulations to those whose artwork was selected for use at Cranston
polling places!
2026 Cranston I Voted Sticker Contest Selected Designs
Samantha DeCesare 
Lexi Montalban 
Grace Petitbon 
Julia Rego 