Afternoon Update from What'sUpNewp

Good Evening,

If you have not voted yet today, 1) you’re not alone and 2) you still have time.

📈 As of 4 pm today, 30,465 Rhode Islanders have already voted in today’s Special Primaries, according to the Secretary of State’s Voter Turnout Tracker. That’s approximately a 8.1% voter turnout thus far, with 5,306 having voted by mail ballot, 8,235 by early in-person voting, and 16,924 have voted in person today.

In Newport County - 1,586 total votes have been cast in Newport, 1,458 in Portsmouth, 1,086 in Middletown, 911 in Jamestown, 873 in Tiverton, and 389 in Little Compton.

👉 Vote In Person: Voters can vote at their polling place up until 8 pm this evening. Look up your polling place online by viewing your voter record on the RI Department of State website.

👉 Mail Ballot: Voters who are voting by mail ballot and have not yet returned their ballot should plan to do so by dropping off their ballot at a secure elections drop box or polling place. Mail ballots should be received by 8 pm this evening. Voters can find their nearest secure elections drop box by using the Drop Box Locator tool on the RI Department of State website. 

Get out there and vote!

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