Voter registration
Check your registration
Register to vote
Voter requirements
Be a U.S. citizen
Be 18 years old on Election Day
Be a resident of Rhode Island
Not be currently incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction
Not have been lawfully judged to be mentally incompetent by a court of law
Vote by mail
Find your polling place
ID requirements
Yes. You need to show a photo ID to vote.
Approved forms of ID:
Rhode Island driver’s license
Rhode Island voter identification card
U.S. passport
Tribal ID
Identification card issued by a U.S. educational institution
U.S. military ID card
Other identification card (issued by the U.S. government or Rhode Island)
Government-issued medical card
Overseas and military voting
Voting as a student
Voting as a person with disabilities
Your Federal Voting Rights
As a Voter with a Disability, you have the right to:
Vote privately and independently
Have an accessible polling place with voting machines for voters with disabilities
You may either:
1. Seek assistance from workers at the polling place who have been trained to use the accessible voting machine, or
2. Bring someone to help you vote
You may request your local election officials to tell you about any voting aids, voting assistance, and absentee ballot procedures that are available.
Ensure your right to accessible elections!
For more information, contact the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
By phone at 866-747-1471
By email at listen@eac.gov
