Elections 2016 Information
The general election is Tuesday, November 8. Below are guides and links to information for you to be a voter on Election Day.
2016 Voter Information Handbook
A guide to State Referenda and voting procedures in Rhode Island
2016 Manual Informativo para Votantes
Guía sobre los referendos estatales y el proceso para votar en Rhode Island
Military and Overseas Voters Information
Polling place opening hours
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Friday, October 21, 2016
RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity: REJECT QUESTIONS #4-7 over Debt Concerns
RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity recommends that voters "reject" bond Questions #4-7.
The 2016 Ballot Question Voter Guide, released today by the Center, documents how the state's 'interest on debt' burden has already increased by 90% since 2005, almost four-times as much as the national average and double any other known state.
Q1 NO POSITION on the "Tiverton Casino"
Q2 APPROVE Ethics Commission "Constitutional Amendment"
Q3 NO POSITION on "Veterans Home" Bonds
Q4 REJECT Wasteful "Innovation Campus & Higher Ed" bonds
Q5 REJECT Corporate Cronyism "Infrastructure" bonds
Q6 REJECT RhodeMapRI & Property Takeover "Green Economy" bonds
Q7 REJECT RhodeMapRI "Affordable Housing" bonds
The 2016 Ballot Question Voter Guide, released today by the Center, documents how the state's 'interest on debt' burden has already increased by 90% since 2005, almost four-times as much as the national average and double any other known state.
Q1 NO POSITION on the "Tiverton Casino"
Q2 APPROVE Ethics Commission "Constitutional Amendment"
Q3 NO POSITION on "Veterans Home" Bonds
Q4 REJECT Wasteful "Innovation Campus & Higher Ed" bonds
Q5 REJECT Corporate Cronyism "Infrastructure" bonds
Q6 REJECT RhodeMapRI & Property Takeover "Green Economy" bonds
Q7 REJECT RhodeMapRI "Affordable Housing" bonds
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Providence Firefighter's Contract
From Councilman Sam Zurier's October 16 Ward Letter:
As the City Council prepares to vet the City’s tentative agreement with the fire fighters, I have prepared a Web page compiling information about the some of the underlying issues I am studying. The tentative agreement offers savings by reducing the “minimum manning” from 94 to 88.
Elorza’s Firefighter Contract is Deeply Flawed Says Finance Chair Igliozzi
Friday, October 14, 2016
Kate Nagle, GoLocalProv News Editor
As the City Council prepares to vet the City’s tentative agreement with the fire fighters, I have prepared a Web page compiling information about the some of the underlying issues I am studying. The tentative agreement offers savings by reducing the “minimum manning” from 94 to 88.
Elorza’s Firefighter Contract is Deeply Flawed Says Finance Chair Igliozzi
Friday, October 14, 2016
Kate Nagle, GoLocalProv News Editor
$40-million infrastructure bond question that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot
By Dan McGowan, WPRI.com Reporter
Published: October 18, 2016, 7:01 pm | Updated: October 18, 2016, 7:35 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – In a stunning about-face, Providence City Council leaders on Tuesday withdrew their support for a proposed $40-million infrastructure bond question that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot...
Even if voters do approve the bond question, Muksian-Schutt said the city will not be able to borrow the money because a spending plan is not in place.
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Published: October 18, 2016, 7:01 pm | Updated: October 18, 2016, 7:35 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – In a stunning about-face, Providence City Council leaders on Tuesday withdrew their support for a proposed $40-million infrastructure bond question that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot...
Even if voters do approve the bond question, Muksian-Schutt said the city will not be able to borrow the money because a spending plan is not in place.
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Death By Chain? New England's endangered local retail and small businesses
Thursday, October 20 | 5:00 to 8:00pm
Aurora Providence
276 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island
CNU New England is proud to partner with R Street, The American Conservative, and Brown University Urban Studies to address the barriers to nurturing small business and creating vibrant retail in New England towns and cities. CNU-NE is proud to announce a new addition to the panel, Anne Haynes, Director of Transformative Development for MassDevelopment. The dialogue features additional panelists Cliff Wood, Executive Director of Downtown Providence Parks Commission, Kip Bergstrom, former Deputy Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, and Margaret Bodell, a Connecticut-based art center consultant with experience repurposing storefronts. Moderated by Jonathan Coppage of R Street.
To Register
Aurora Providence
276 Westminster Street
Providence, Rhode Island
CNU New England is proud to partner with R Street, The American Conservative, and Brown University Urban Studies to address the barriers to nurturing small business and creating vibrant retail in New England towns and cities. CNU-NE is proud to announce a new addition to the panel, Anne Haynes, Director of Transformative Development for MassDevelopment. The dialogue features additional panelists Cliff Wood, Executive Director of Downtown Providence Parks Commission, Kip Bergstrom, former Deputy Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, and Margaret Bodell, a Connecticut-based art center consultant with experience repurposing storefronts. Moderated by Jonathan Coppage of R Street.
To Register
Friday, October 14, 2016
Providence Citizen Guides - City Council
The following citizen guides are meant to answer your questions about important city processes and procedures. Each topic is summarized for easy reading and comprehension. New topics will be added as they are created.
Budget Process
Guide to Budget Process
City Budget Timeline
Budget Process
Guide to Budget Process
City Budget Timeline
WPRI: 5 members of the Providence City Council refuse to support $40M bond plan
By Dan McGowan, WPRI.com Reporter
Published: October 13, 2016, 11:26 pm | Updated: October 13, 2016, 11:35 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Five members of the Providence City Council are calling for city residents to vote against a proposed $40-million infrastructure bond unless a “clean” spending plan is released within the next week...
The councilors’ statement came a week after Mayor Jorge Elorza threatened to veto a proposal from Council President Luis Aponte that would give individual councilors more of a say over how $20 million of the proceeds should be spent. Elorza called the proposal a “slush fund.”
Full Story
Published: October 13, 2016, 11:26 pm | Updated: October 13, 2016, 11:35 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Five members of the Providence City Council are calling for city residents to vote against a proposed $40-million infrastructure bond unless a “clean” spending plan is released within the next week...
The councilors’ statement came a week after Mayor Jorge Elorza threatened to veto a proposal from Council President Luis Aponte that would give individual councilors more of a say over how $20 million of the proceeds should be spent. Elorza called the proposal a “slush fund.”
Full Story
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