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what you will need:
  • Your name
  • Your date of birth
  • driver license or I.D. card number

​Rhode Island Board of Elections

50 Branch Avenue

Providence, RI 02904

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 rhode island 

regiter to vote

 registered to vote? 

Registration Deadlines: 
Online: Oct. 7
By Mail: Oct. 7
In Person: Oct. 7

 NEED TO REGISTER? 

By Mail:

To register to vote by mail you must print the voter registration form, fill it and mail it!
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
  • driver license or I.D. card number
  • social security number
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MAIL IT!

Completed forms can be submitted to your county clerk by:

  • mail

  • hand delivery

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After your application is processed and accepted you will receive a voter registration card to the address provided.

In Person:

Register to vote in person at:
  • your county clerk office
  • your local DMV office
  • state secretary office
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what you will need:
  • Your name
  • Your date of birth
  • driver license or I.D. card number

Online:

voter information portal

voter information portal

​FIND OUT YOUR:

  • Check your current voter registration record

  • View your elected officials and their contact information

  • Update your name, address, and party affiliation

  • View your sample ballot

  • View upcoming elections and polling places

  • Track your mail ballot

ways t vot

how to vote

You can vote by:
election day
polling place
ID
Absentee Voting
election day voting
To vote you must show identification.
  • Acceptable forms of I.D.
    driver's license or identification card of any state; passport employee identification card; identification card provided by a commercial establishment; credit or debit card; military identification card; student identification card; health club identification card insurance plan identification card; public housing identification card. ​ Or if you have none of the above you may also show two of: utility bill; bank statement; government check; government paycheck; document issued by a governmental agency; sample ballot or other official elections document issued by a governmental, agency dated for the election in which the individual is providing it as proof, of residency or identity; voter notification card issued by a governmental agency public housing identification card issued by a governmental agency; lease or rental statement or agreement issued by a governmental agency student identification card issued by a governmental agency; tuition statement or bill issued by a governmental agency; insurance plan card or drug discount card issued by a governmental agency;
vote by mail
who is eligible?​
​Any registered voter!
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HOW DO I SUBMIT MY FORM?
You may submit the completed application any time before the deadlines to your county clerk via:
  • mail
  • email
  • fax
  • in person​
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 DEADLINES: 
BALLOT REQUEST: oct. 16
BALLOT RETURN: Nov. 6
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Military/Overseas
military/overseas
who is eligible?
  • an active duty member of the Uniformed Services or Merchant Marine;
  • an eligible spouse or family member of an active duty member of the Uniformed Services or Merchant Marine; or
  • a U.S. citizen residing outside the U.S.
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HOW DO I REGISTER & VOTE?
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The military voter form acts acts as both a registration and a vote by mail request.
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You can also use the FVAP's online assistant to electronically fill out the form to then print and mail.
      *note: you need a printer to use this service.
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HOW DO I SUBMIT MY FORM?
After completing and signing you may submit your FPCA to your county clerk's office by:​​

  • mail

  • email

  • fax

 
 DEADLINES: 
BALLOT REQUEST: received oct. 16
BALLOT RETURN: received by Nov. 6
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If you missed the deadlines but are otherwise eligible to vote absentee you may use the federal write-in absentee form!
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candidates

candidates

check back for updated candidates after primaries are over!

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