http://www.elections.ri.gov/ Board of Elections - Press Releases en-us [email protected] CRANSTON, R.I. – To better help Rhode Islanders understand the vote tallying and public results reporting process, the Rhode Island Board of Elections has released the following timeline: November 5th Polling Place These are ballots cast in-person at polling places on November 5th, encrypted,... Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/48336 CRANSTON, RI -- The Rhode Island Board of Elections wants all residents of the state to be aware of the same-day registration law, which allows residents who missed the October 6th registration deadline to still be able to vote for President and Vice-President on November 5th at a designated voting Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/48329 CRANSTON, R.I. – Ahead of the November 5th General Election, the Rhode Island Board of Elections has released a detailed memo regarding the presence and allowed activities of poll checkers, runners, and watchers at the polls on election day. "Rhode Island law allows political parties to appoint... Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/48272 CRANSTON, RI – The Rhode Island Board of Elections is encouraging Rhode Islanders to become poll workers for the November 5th General Election. "Our city and town board of canvassers partners are actively recruiting paid poll workers for the upcoming November 5th General Election," said Rhode... Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/48192 CRANSTON, R.I. – At today's meeting of the Rhode Island Board of Elections, the Board voted unanimously to accept the Audit Reports and Consent Orders executed in the matters of Senators Elaine J. Morgan and Thomas Paolino. Ms. Morgan will be fined $1,200 for campaign finance violations and Mr.... Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/44052 CRANSTON, R.I. – The Rhode Island Board of Elections applauds the General Assembly for passage of the "Let RI Vote Act" (H-7100, S-2007), which codifies a number of practices successfully implemented during the 2020 general election to give qualified voters more convenient options to cast a ballot... Thu, 19 May 2022 15:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/43596 CRANSTON, R.I. – On Friday, February 11th, the Rhode Island Board of Election hosted a group of national elections integrity experts to conduct a pilot Risk Limiting Audit (RLA) utilizing a new algorithm designed to improve the efficiency of the RLA process. The pilot was run using ballots cast for Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/43054 PROVIDENCE, RI - The Board of Elections last night unanimously voted to elect Board Members Diane C. Mederos as Chairwoman of the Board, and retired Judge Stephen P. Erickson As Vice-Chairman. This marks the first time a woman has served as Chair in the 70 year history of the Board of Elections. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/33394 Denver, CO –The Rhode Island Board of Elections will be present for the nation's first statewide risk-limiting post-election audit taking place in Denver, Colorado on Nov. 16-18. Board staff will be part of a twelve-member group of observers consisting of federal and state election officials,... Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/31891 September 29, 2017 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Board of Elections is aware of a letter complaint filed with the United States Department of Justice regarding information required of first-time voter registrants. The voter registration process is governed by both Rhode Island and federal law,... Fri, 29 Sep 2017 20:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/31544