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January 30, 2008

Saturday is deadline to register to vote in primary

If you haven’t registered to vote, you’ve just got a few days left.

Saturday is the deadline for Rhode Islanders to have a say in deciding who runs for president in the presidential primary, which will be held March 4.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are the Democratic candidates – John Edwards’s name will appear on the ballot, although he dropped out of the race today.

On the Republican ballot, voters can choose between Hugh Cort, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul.

Voters will also get to cast their ballots for delegates to their party’s National Conventions – in all, 184 Rhode Islanders are vying for 13 spots in the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August and 17 Republicans are looking for a seat at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. in September.

Register to vote with your city or town's board of canvassers or town clerk. Municipal offices will be open Sat., Feb. 2. To find out exactly where you can vote and what you'll need, visit the Secretary of State's Web site.

“I encourage everyone to take advantage of their right to vote,” Secretary of State Ralph A. Mollis said in a statement. “The upcoming presidential election may set America’s course for the next eight years. Get registered, turn out and make your voice heard.”

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 11:56 AM | Permalink

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