Rhode Island ballot
347 races and 47 measures on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Parties are as printed on the ballot.
How to vote in Rhode Island
- Election day
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Register by
- Sunday, October 4, 2026 · online
- Early voting
- In-person early voting Oct 14 - Nov 2, 2026 at city/town halls
- Mail ballot
- 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 (online portal or paper application)
- Return by
- Must be received by the local board of canvassers or in an official drop box by 8 p.m. Nov 3, 2026
- ID
- Photo ID required to vote in person (free RI voter ID available); provisional ballot otherwise
The registration deadline for the Nov 3 election was Sunday, Oct 4, 2026 (register online at vote.ri.gov or at your local board of canvassers); same-day registration is not available for this election. The deadline to apply for a mail ballot (online portal or paper form) is 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026; mail ballots must be received by your local board of canvassers or placed in an official drop box by 8 p.m. on Nov 3 (postmarks do not count). In-person early voting runs Oct 14 through Nov 2 at your city or town hall during business hours. Polls are open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. on Nov 3. Bring a photo ID (RI driver's license or state ID, U.S. passport, military ID, government-issued or college photo ID, or a free RI voter ID); without one you can cast a provisional ballot. Check your registration, polling place and sample ballot at the Voter Information Center (vote.ri.gov).
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Federal
Statewide and state
County and local
Measures and recalls
Question 1 was placed on the ballot by the General Assembly in Article 5 of the FY2027 state budget, signed by Gov. Dan McKee on June 12, 2026. Approval would allow the state to issue $275 million in general obligation bonds for capital improvements to higher education facilities: $165 million for a new Integrated Health Building at the University of Rhode Island's Kingston campus, $50 million for a student success and career readiness center and renovations at Rhode Island College's Adams Library, and $60 million for a new Workforce Innovation Center on the Community College of Rhode Island's Warwick campus. A majority vote to approve authorizes the borrowing for this project; a vote to reject denies it. Each of the five bond questions is approved or rejected separately.
Official document ↗Question 2 was placed on the ballot by the General Assembly in Article 5 of the FY2027 state budget, signed by Gov. Dan McKee on June 12, 2026. Approval would allow the state to issue $120 million in general obligation bonds to increase and preserve affordable and accessible housing and support community revitalization through redevelopment, new construction, property acquisition and infrastructure; at least $25 million for homeownership housing production and up to $10 million for a public housing development program. A majority vote to approve authorizes the borrowing for this project; a vote to reject denies it. Each of the five bond questions is approved or rejected separately.
Official document ↗Question 3 was placed on the ballot by the General Assembly in Article 5 of the FY2027 state budget, signed by Gov. Dan McKee on June 12, 2026. Approval would allow the state to issue $100 million in general obligation bonds for industrial facilities infrastructure: $55 million for site development (including pad-ready industrial sites, the Quonset Business Park and the I-195 District) and $45 million for growth industry infrastructure supporting ocean, defense, life sciences, data analytics and related industries. A majority vote to approve authorizes the borrowing for this project; a vote to reject denies it. Each of the five bond questions is approved or rejected separately.
Official document ↗Question 4 was placed on the ballot by the General Assembly in Article 5 of the FY2027 state budget, signed by Gov. Dan McKee on June 12, 2026. Approval would allow the state to issue $50 million in general obligation bonds: $45 million to construct a new Rhode Island State History Center and $5 million for State Preservation Grants (matching grants for capital improvements to public historic sites, museums and cultural centers). A majority vote to approve authorizes the borrowing for this project; a vote to reject denies it. Each of the five bond questions is approved or rejected separately.
Official document ↗Question 5 was placed on the ballot by the General Assembly in Article 5 of the FY2027 state budget, signed by Gov. Dan McKee on June 12, 2026. Approval would allow the state to issue $55 million in general obligation bonds for environmental and recreational purposes: $3 million brownfields remediation, $12 million state facility and park improvements, $1 million local recreation grants, $1 million marine infrastructure, $25 million Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund, $7 million Narragansett Bay watershed restoration, $3 million farmland preservation and $3 million open space acquisition. A majority vote to approve authorizes the borrowing for this project; a vote to reject denies it. Each of the five bond questions is approved or rejected separately.
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