The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024
ELECTION NOTICE
CITY OF CRANSTON
LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2024
The Cranston Board of Canvassers has
designated the state Board of Elections Mail Ballot Drop Box, located at Cranston
City Hall, 869 Park Ave, Cranston, RI (side entrance of the building, next
to Cranston East) to accept voter registrations, name and address changes, and
party changes at any time on Sunday, October 6, 2024, including the hours of
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Any resident who is not already a registered voter and
wishes to vote in the Rhode Island General Election being held on Tuesday, November
5, 2024 must register to vote by the deadline of October 6, 2024 in order to be
eligible to vote in the Rhode Island General Election. New registrations, name
and address changes, and party changes may also be submitted online at vote.ri.gov through October 6, 2024.
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
Voter ID
In accordance with Rhode Island's Voter Identification law, Rhode Island voters are required to show identification at the polls when applying for a ballot. If you are registered to vote and you arrive at your proper polling place without an ID, you still have the right to vote via provisional ballot. Please see the below links for information on how to obtain a free Voter ID card from the Rhode Island Secretary of State, and which forms of identification are acceptable for voting purposes:
Click here to learn more about voter id
list of acceptable voter id
click here for the latest election calendar
view a list of candidate filings and qualifications
How to vote by mail ballot
update your voter registration information
REGISTER TO VOTE
LOCATE YOUR ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACE
VIEW A SAMPLE BALLOT
contact your STATE elected officials
other election information at vote.ri.gov
find your local elected officials (interactive cranston voting maps)
information and Rhode Island deadlines on Mail Ballots for Military and U.S. Citizens Residing Overseas (FPCA)