Gorbea Outlines March 2 Statewide Special Election Details - $400 Million in Borrowing on Ballot
Monday, January 11, 2021
The special election is on March 2 -- and Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea released details on Monday.
The seven referenda questions on the ballot involve authorizing the state to borrow money through bonds and temporary notes to make capital investments in several different areas. A complete list of the bond questions and the costs associated can be found below.
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As in last November’s general election, voters will have three options to cast their ballot in the March 2 special election. Voters may choose to cast their ballot by mail, early in-person up to 20 days before the election, or at the polls on Election Day.
To ensure that all voters have the option of voting safely and securely from home, Gorbea will once again send all active registered voters a mail ballot application.
Mail ballot applications will begin arriving in mailboxes the week of January 18. Voters will once again be able to track the status of their mail ballot application and their mail ballot on vote.ri.gov.
All voters will also be mailed a Voter Information Handbook in early February. The Voter Information Handbook will outline each bond question in detail, as well as voting procedures in Rhode Island. This information will also be made available on vote.ri.gov. Below is a list of key dates for the March 2 statewide special election.
Special Referenda Election Schedule
Sunday, January 31: Deadline to register to vote
Tuesday, February 9: Deadline to submit mail ballot applications
Wednesday, February 10: Early in-person voting period begins
Monday, March 1: Early in-person voting period ends at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, March 2: Special Referenda Election, polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
State Bond Questions -- Question and principal
1. Higher Education Facilities
$107,300,000
2. Beach, Clean Water and Green Bond
$74,000,000
3. Housing and Community Opportunity
$65,000,000
4. Transportation Infrastructure State Match
$71,700,000
5. Early Childhood Care and Education Capital Fund
$15,000,000
6. Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant Program and State Preservation Grants Program
$7,000,000
7. Industrial Facilities Infrastructure
$60,000,000
TOTAL BORROWING COSTS
$400,000,000
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