Woonsocket Board News Today

WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Board of Canvassers welcomes Rhode Islanders to an Elections Integrity Forum hosted by the Woonsocket Republican and Democratic City Committees in conjunction with Rhode Island Department

Early, in-person voters were given electronic ballots that erroneously listed the names of 2018 - instead of 2022 - candidates

WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Board of Canvassers on Tuesday unanimously voted to invalidate the Democratic House District 49 Committee endorsement for candidate Alex Kithes.

WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Board of Canvassers on Tuesday unanimously voted to invalidate the Democratic House District 49 Committee endorsement for candidate Alex Kithes.

WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Board of Canvassers is working to address a problem that might seem strange to some voters, though according to Board of Canvassers Manager Michael Narducci, it’s not unique to the city. Narducci estimates that in the 2020 election, 17 percent of Woonsocket voters did not vote for the items listed on the back of the ballot. That’s nearly a fifth of all city residents who submitted a ballot on or before Nov. 3. It’s not entirely clear why so many voters neglec...

Reply Woonsocket as received $5,885 in grant funding to help assist with state special election costs. (Jenna Fisher/Patch) WOONSOCKET, RI — The Rhode Island Secretary of States office has given $5,885 in grant funding from the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR) to the City of Woonsocket to assist with state special election costs, said Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt in a news release Wednesday. Woonsocket previously received a $31,395 grant from the Center for Tech and...