Rhode Island voter registration guide
- Register to vote (online): 30 days before Election Day
- Register to vote (by mail): Postmarked by 30 days before Election Day
- Register to vote (in person): Election Day
- If you can't remember if you're registered to vote, or you want to make sure your information is correct, you can check your Rhode Island registration using the Rhode Island voter registration lookup site.
- If you're not registered to vote, or you need to update your voter registration information, follow the instructions below.
To register in Rhode Island you must:
- be a citizen of the United States
- be a resident of Rhode Island for the 30 days before Election Day
- be 16 years old to register and 18 years old to vote
- not be currently incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction
- not have been lawfully judged to be mentally incompetent.
You can register online if you have a Rhode Island driver’s license or non-driver ID card.
- Visit the Rhode Island online voter registration site.
- Fill out all the required fields.
- You will be registered to vote as soon as you finish the workflow.
- You should receive your voter registration card in the mail within 2-3 weeks. If not, you might want to follow up with your local election office.
- The deadline to register to vote online is 30 days before Election Day.
- Download and fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
- Box 6 - ID Number: Enter your Rhode Island driver's license. If you don't have one, enter the last 4 digits of your social security number. If you don't have either number, please write "NONE" in the box.
- Box 7 - Choice of Party: In Rhode Island, a person must register with a party if they wish to take part in that party’s primary election. A person who fails to register with a party at the time of registration may, if they choose, register with a party on the day of that party’s primary and take part in that party’s primary election. If a person does not register with a party, they can still vote in general elections and nonpartisan primary elections.
- Box 8 - Race or Ethnic Group: Leave blank.
- Print, date, and sign the form. If you do not have a printer, you can print the form out at any local library. If you do not have a stamp, you can buy one from any grocery store: just ask the cashier to sell you one.
- Mail your voter registration form to the mailing address below. For faster delivery, send the form directly to your local election office.
- Your voter registration form must be postmarked by 30 days before Election Day.
- Contact your local election office to find where to register to vote in person.
Bring your Rhode Island driver's license or non-driver ID card issued by the RI Division of Motor Vehicles. If you don’t have one, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number.
- Summary: Rhode Island has Election Day registration. You can register and vote on Election Day.
- Where to go:
Same-day voter registration is available only for Election Day and you can vote only for president and vice president. Locations are set by your local board of canvassers. Click here to find your Local Board of Canvassers..
- What to bring:
Bring your Rhode Island driver's license or non-driver ID card issued by the RI Division of Motor Vehicles. If you don’t have one, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number.
- Need help? Contact your local election office if you have questions.
- Notes:
Voting rights are immediately restored when you are released from prison. You can register to vote on probation or parole.
- You cannot vote while incarcerated.
- You can vote while on parole.
- You can vote while on probation.
- You can vote upon completion of your sentence.
- No financial obligations.
- Please visit Restore Your Vote for additional information.
Local election office
Contact your local election office if you have questions.
Statewide election office
This is the statewide agency that is ultimately responsible for Rhode Island elections. You can contact them with questions, but your local election office will probably respond faster.
Rhode Island State Board of Elections 50 Branch Ave. Providence, RI 02904‐2790