by DAILY DOSE
Here are election procedures in Charlestown
Thank you Common Cause RI for this easy to
use reference — Vote Safe RI — a guide to the three voting options for
Rhode Islanders in the upcoming general election. Bookmark it and share it.
First, regarding the mail ballot option:
Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea announced on
Friday that she has sent mail ballot applications to all eligible active voters
for the November 3 general election. That’s an important step—one that Common
Cause Rhode Island has been urging her to take since April—that will protect
the rights and health of voters.
So, eligible active voters are getting an
application; no need to ask for it. When you receive the application, and
that’s how you decide to vote, the sooner you mail in the application — and
then the ballot — the better (see below). Here are the steps they cover; these
are clearly explained at the website.
Step 1: Register to Vote.
Step 2: Verify or update your registration
status. (Check your status at the SoS website here.)
Step 3: Decide how you want to vote:
Option One — Apply for mail ballot. (If you want to vote by mail ballot in the November
3rd general election, you must request one by October 13th at 4pm.)
Option Two — Vote early in-person at your
board of canvassers. Early voting for the general election
starts on October 14th.
Option Three — Vote at the polls on election
day, November 3rd.
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They have this clearly explained, with all
the helpful links, at Common Cause ‘Vote Safe RI.’
They urge mail-in voters to get it mailed
ASAP!!!
If you choose to vote by mail, it’s important
that you return your application early. When you get your ballot, return that
early too. We call that “flattening the mail ballot curve.” By sending your
application and ballot in early, you help election administrators do their jobs
and you make sure your ballot is counted.
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