The Statewide Primary will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024
ELECTION NOTICE
CITY OF CRANSTON
LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 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, August 11, 2024. Any resident who is not
already a registered voter and wishes to vote in the Rhode Island Statewide
Primary Election being held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 must register to
vote by the deadline of August 11, 2024 in order to be eligible to vote in the
Rhode Island Statewide Primary Election. New registrations, name and address changes,
and party changes may also be submitted online at vote.ri.gov through August 11, 2024. The deadline for registered
voters to submit a change in their party affiliation or disaffiliate from their
current political party is Sunday, August 11, 2024.
MAIL BALLOT
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Any registered voter wishing to vote by
mail-in ballot in the September 10, 2024 Rhode Island Statewide Primary
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, August 20, 2024.
MAIL BALLOT DROP BOXES
There are two mail ballot drop boxes in
the City of Cranston that will be open starting on Tuesday, August 6, 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, September 10, 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.
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)