Rhode Island

43% of 18-29 year olds voted in Rhode Island in 2020*

*Source CIRCLE - Youth Voting and Civic Engagement in America

Your voter registration application must be received on or by September 5, 2021 to vote in October Local Elections.

Rhode Island will hold Local elections on September 7, 2021 and October 5, 2021.

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Check Registration Status

Check your Rhode Island voter registration status here.

Eligibility

In order to register to vote, you must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of Rhode Island, at least 16 years old (although you must be 18 to vote), not be incarcerated in a correctional facility upon a felony conviction, and not be presently judged “mentally incompetent” to vote by a court of law.

  • College students have a choice of whether they want to vote in Rhode Island or vote in their home state. You may only be registered and vote at one location.

Deadline

The deadline to register to vote in Rhode Island is 30 days before the next election.

Voter Registration Process

There are three primary methods of registering to vote in Rhode Island: online registration, mailing in a printable application, or in-person registration.

  • If it is your first time registering to vote in Rhode Island, you will need to submit a form of ID with your application. Acceptable forms of ID can be found here.
  • Further voter registration information for Rhode Island can be found here.

This page was last updated on August 9, 2021.

Questions? Contact us here.

Poll Finder

Vote-By-Mail Practices

All registered Rhode Island voters are eligible to apply for a mail ballot and vote by mail. Click here to access Rhode Island’s mail ballot application.

  • The deadline to request an absentee by-mail ballot is on or by August 17, 2021 at 4pm for September elections and on or by September 14, 2021 at 4pm for October elections.
  • Your completed mail-in ballot must be received by the Board of Elections before 8pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
  • Further by-mail voting information for Rhode Island is listed here.

Early Voting

Rhode Island offers early voting.

  • Early voting begins 20 days before an election. More information on early voting in Rhode Island can be found here.

Poll Finder

Locate your polling place here.

Election Day Practices

On Election Day, most polls are open 7am-8pm. Check here for your polling location’s specific hours.

  • In order to vote in Rhode Island, you must present a valid form of photo ID at the polls. More information about acceptable forms of photo ID can be found here.
  • Further Rhode Island voting information is listed here.

This page was last updated on August 9, 2021.

Questions? Contact us here.

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