Deadline to Register to Vote is TODAY (Sunday)

Today, Sunday Oct. 5, is the last day for Rhode Island voters to register to vote in the upcoming election on Nov. 4.

And even though it’s Sunday, officials around the state are opening the doors to city and town halls as well as libraries and police stations for voters to get registered.

The Rhode Island Secretary of State’s office has a list of locations here.

If you are a first time mail registrant in RI or a first time registrant through a third party, and do not provide a driver’s license, RI ID or Social Security Number, you must provide one of the following identifications:

A copy of a current and valid photo identification provided by a third party in the ordinary course of business that includes the name and photograph of the individual presenting it. Examples of photo identification include, but are not limited to:

• Driver’s license or identification card of any state;
• U.S. Passport;
• Employee identification card;
• Identification card provided by a commercial establishment;
• Credit or debit card;
• Military identification card;
• Student identification card;
• Health club identification card;
• Insurance plan identification card;
• Public housing identification card;

or a copy of any of the following documents, provided that the document includes the name and current address of the individual presenting it, and is dated since the date of the last general election, unless the document is intended to be of a permanent nature such as a pardon or discharge:

• Utility bill;
• Bank statement;
• Government check;
• Government paycheck;
• Document issued by a government agency;
• Sample ballot or other official elections document issued by a governmental agency, dated for the election in which the individual is providing it as proof of residency or identity;
• Voter notification card issued by a governmental agency;
• Public housing identification card issued by a governmental agency;
• Lease or rental statement or agreement issued by a governmental agency;
• Student identification card issued by a governmental agency;
• Tuition statement or bill issued by a governmental agency;
• Insurance plan card or drug discount card issued by a government agency;
• Discharge certificates, pardons, or other official documents issued to the individual by a governmental agency in connection with the resolution of a criminal case, indictment, sentence; or other matter;
• Public transportation authority senior citizen and disabled discount cards issued by a governmental agency;
• Identification documents issued by governmental disability agencies;
• Identification documents issued by government homeless shelters and other government temporary or transitional facilities;
• Drug prescription issued by a government doctor or other governmental health care provider;
• Property tax statement issued by a governmental agency;
• Vehicle registration issued by a governmental agency;<
• Vehicle certificate of ownership issued by a governmental agency.