Secretary Gorbea reminds voters to send in mail ballot applications

Posted 8/21/18

Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea is reminding those eligible voters looking to vote by mail ahead of the September 12 primary, that they have until August 22 to file their mail ballot application. New and of note this year, voters casting their ballot

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Secretary Gorbea reminds voters to send in mail ballot applications

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Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea is reminding those eligible voters looking to vote by mail ahead of the September 12 primary, that they have until August 22 to file their mail ballot application.

New and of note this year, voters casting their ballot by mail will not have to pay for the postage of their mail ballots thanks to funding allocated in this year's budget by Secretary Gorbea.

"Voters who are unable to head to the polls this September still have options for making their voice heard," Gorbea said in a release. "Voting by mail is another option eligible voters have to cast a ballot in their local election. And with postage-paid mail ballots, voting by mail comes at no cost to voters."

Voters must fill out a mail ballot application and return it to their local board of canvassers by Wednesday, August 22. The application is available for voters to download at vote.ri.gov or by calling their local board of canvassers. All mail ballots must be received by the State Board of Elections by 8 p.m. on September 12.

If an eligible voter misses the mail ballot application deadline, they can vote with emergency mail ballot from their local board of canvassers until 4 p.m. on the day before the election. The State Board of Elections must receive voted emergency mail ballots by 8 p.m. on September 12.

For more information on submitting a mail ballot or any other information related to elections and voting in Rhode Island, please visit the Rhode Island Department of State's Elections Division online at www.vote.ri.gov or call 222-2340.

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