Portsmouth Bond Vote 2021: Where To Vote, What To Know

Portsmouth RI

02 November, 2021

12:31 AM

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PORTSMOUTH, RI — Election Day has arrived in Portsmouth, when voters will approve or reject two bond questions. Early, in-person voting and mail-in voting has ended; voters who have not yet cast their ballot will need to go to the polls on Election Day. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., with four polling places open to voters. Precinct 2701—Hope Brown Center at Farnham Farm, 113 Mount Pleasant Ave., PrudenceIslandPrecincts 2702 & 2703—Portsmouth High School (Old Gymnasium, Door #8), 120Education LanePrecinct 2704—Portsmouth High School (Old Gymnasium, Door #8), 120 Education LanePrecincts 2705 & 2706—Portsmouth Town Hall Council Chambers, 2200 East Main RoadPrecincts 2707—Portsmouth Middle School Gymnasium, 125 Jepson LanePrecincts 2708—Portsmouth Middle School Gymnasium, 125 Jepson LaneThe special election will allow voters to weigh in on two referendum questions: one for school repairs and the other for a long-term lease with the Church Community Housing Corporation to create affordable elderly housing in the town. Read more: Portsmouth's $21.4M School Bond: What To Know Superintendent Thomas Kenworthy told Patch that passing the $21.4 million school bond "makes the best overall sense to improve our schools." More information about the bond questions is available on the town's website.