Elections.
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Ballot Box keys, 1935
Sample ballots of primaries, presidential preference primaries, special elections and general elections created per R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-6-3. Includes names of candidates, party preference, and master lever.
Board of Elections Certificates of Elections
Certification of results of federal and state elections. Includes results and plurality of all federal and state races as well as results of state referenda questions. Also includes special election results and official count of presidential electors. These records are filed with SOS/Division of Elections by the Board of Elections.
Campaign Finance records
The State Board of Elections Campaign Finance Division Campaign Finance records include the campaign finance reports of Democratic, Independent, and Republican Candidates in the state of Rhode Island.
Candidate's Elections Calendar in Rhode Island: A Guide for Candidates and Political Parties, 1994
Direct Primary records, 1947-1948
Includes sample ballot, Law summary by the League of Women Voters, and recommendations from the Board of Elections.
Election Laws of the State of Rhode Island, 1974-1988
Election Manual for the Use of Moderators, Clerks and Supervisors prepared by the Secretary of State, 1930, 1932, 1936
Elections Calendar with Primary and Election Information, 1992
Municipal Notifications (Elections)
Filings by municipalities to the Department of State notifying of results of special municipal elections and referenda.
Official Count Ballots Cast
Publications, 1989-2009
The State Board of Elections records consist of certifications of elections, campaign finance records, publications of the Board and transcripts from Board meetings and hearings.
Published Letter from Fellow Citizens to Attend a Town Meeting to Vote in an Election
Qualified Electors records
Record lists name of town and ward/district by year. Indicates number of voters, voting shelves and number of ballots. By 1920 series indicates number of male and female voters. Entries are arranged by year, month and date and alphabetical by municipality and numerical by ward/district number therein.
Report of the Governor's Commission to Study the Entire Election Process, January 31, 1978
Rhode Islanders' Guide to the Presidential Preference Primary and the Delegate-Selection Process, 1988
RI Votes recordings, 2004
This sub-series consists of and videotapes (VHS and Betacam) of 2004 public service announcement for "RI Votes."
Soldiers Eligible to Vote (Military Electors), 1864
This sub-series consists of correspondence from municipal (town) clerks to the Office of the Secretary of State regarding those eligible to vote/electors on the voting lists absent from the state and in military service.
U.S. Campaign Buttons
1. William McKinley, 1896-1900 – red, white and blue with black and white portrait (St. Louis Button Co.)
2. “ROOSEVELT” – blue background with white uppercase letters (Bastian Bros. Co. ,
Rochester, NY.)
3. “I don’t want Eleanor either” – W. Wilkie campaign button, white background with blue upper and lowercase letters (Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, NJ.;
4 - Women Key to Reagan, 1984 pin
5. Herbert F. DeSimone for Governor c. 1970
6. James Taft, c. 1980
Voter Education Manual for Secondary Schools, 1984
Voter Information Handbooks, 1974-2016
Publications by the division mailed to all registered voters informing on state referenda to appear on the general election ballot.
- Rhode Island Department of State
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