Where Can I Vote In Rhode Island's March 2 Special Election? - Cranston, RI - Rhode Island voters will go to the polls to cast their ballots for seven referendum questions. There will be 57 polling places.
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All mail ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)
Time is running out for Rhode Islanders to cast their votes in the March 2 special election. Early, in-person voting is available until 4 p.m. Monday.
To cast their ballot, voters will need a valid photo ID. Anyone without one will be given an emergency ballot. Once marked on-site, ballots will be inserted into voting machines to be counted.
As of Friday, 6,700 people had cast their ballots at their city or town hall. Warwick had the highest turnout with 441 people, while Central Falls had the fewest at 23.
Anticipating lower voter turnout than usual, only one polling location in Lincoln will be open for next week’s special statewide referenda election.
On March 2, Lincoln’s registered voters will be able to cast their ballots at Town Hall. Early voting is happening now, so residents may vote weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until March 1. On March 2, Town Hall will be open as a polling place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Cumberland Town Hall will also be the one polling location available in that town. Early in-person voting is now taking place on weekdays, with polls also open on election day. Early in-person voting ends at 4 p.m. on March 1.
Something unusual is happening next month.
For the first time in decades, Rhode Island is holding a statewide election without any candidates on the ballot.
Money is on the ballot March 2, when voters will be asked to weigh in on seven referendums that would approve a combined $400 million in state borrowing for a broad swath of public projects. Adding interest over the 20-year life of the bonds brings the total cost to an estimated $642 million.
Here s the breakdown
Question 1
Question 1 would borrow $107.3 million for public-college construction projects: $57.3 million to rebuild the University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center; $38 million to renovate the Clarke Science Building at Rhode Island College, and $12 million to renovate classrooms and support spaces at the Community College of Rhode Island.
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