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Elections
Live Blog: November 2012 Rhode Island Election
After more than a year of hype, hundreds of speeches and millions spent on campaign ads, the 2012 election is finally here — and Patch is covering it live in a real-time Election Day Blog...
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Elections
What Type Of ID Do I Need At The Polls?
Voters in Rhode Island will need to present one of the following forms of ID, according to the R.I. Board of Elections: Photo ID RI Driver's License RI Voter ID Card * ...
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Elections
Poll: RI Political Influencers Gauge Presidential Race Run in Ocean State
In the race for President of the United States, influential Rhode Island political insiders have weighed in regarding who has run the better "ground game" in Rhode Island leading up to th...
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Elections
6 Things to Know Before Voting in Newport
Make your forefathers proud and vote this Tuesday in the 2012 Elections. Hopefully by now you know the issues and the candidates, but that's not all you need to know. From polling l...
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Business
Food and Beverage Employees Endorse Question 1
More than 200 Twin River food and beverage workers and members of UNITE HERE Local 217 ratified a new, five-year agreement with Twin River that will boost hourly earnings by 12 percent by...
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Elections
Not Registered? You Can Vote For Prez/VP (Only!)
Yes, you can vote for president on Election Day even if you didn't register. According to Rhode Island General Law 17-1-3, people who missed the voter registration dealine may vote ...
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Elections
'Heirs' of American Political Families: How Well Do You Know Romney, Kennedy, Bush?
Political Princes. Heirs Apparent. Scions. America is not a nation of ruling dynasties. Or is it? With talk starting to swirl about Tagg Romney being groomed as a political heir...
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Patch Reads
Write-In Candidate for City Council at Large Dale R.Clark
Let it be known, I Dale R. Clark am asking for your "Write-in" Vote for the office of City "Council at Large." My promise to Newport: I will always preserve and protect Newport'...
