The Statewide Primary Election will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2026
The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026
CANVASSING Authority DIRECTORY
ELECTION NOTICE
CITY OF CRANSTON
MAIL BALLOT DROP BOXES
There are two mail ballot drop boxes in the City of Cranston that will be open starting on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 to receive completed mail ballots in their oath and/or mailing envelopes, and to receive mail ballot applications and voter registrations prior to their deadlines for receipt:
Cranston City Hall – 869 Park Ave (side entrance of the building, next to Cranston East)
RI Board of Elections – 2000 Plainfield Pike (parking lot at Sailor Way entrance)
Any completed Rhode Island mail ballot may be placed in any official state Board of Elections mail ballot drop box, statewide, no later than 8 p.m. on Election Night, Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Mail ballots may also be returned during normal business hours in the Canvassing Authority office, Room 100 at Cranston City Hall.
EARLY VOTING
Early voting for the September 9, 2026 Rhode Island Statewide Primary Election begins on Thursday, August 20 and runs weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Tuesday, September 8, ending at 4 p.m. on September 8. Early voting is also open on Saturday, September 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed on Monday, September 7 for Labor Day. All Cranston voters who have not applied for a mail ballot are eligible to vote early during this period at the Peter T. Pastore, Jr. Youth Center, 155 Gansett Ave. in Cranston. Photo ID is required.
Voter Registration and Election Information Center
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