R.I. sets record for election turnout
Published: November 6, 2008
Updated: November 6, 2008
More Rhode Islanders voted in the 2008 general election than in any previous election, the secretary of state’s office said Thursday.
The record was set after the state Board of Elections finished counting more than 20,000 mail ballots. The final total of 474,802 voters broke the 1992 record of 453,477.
“The state Board of Elections, local boards of canvassers and poll workers deserve credit for conducting a nearly flawless election despite the heavy turnout,“ said Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis said in a news release e-mailed to NBC 10.
Mollis said it was the third election-related record that has been set this year. The previous marks for voter registrations and primary turnout were broken earlier this year.
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