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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kimberlee Kruesi

Rhode Island shifts its primary to Wednesday, Sept. 9, easing a Labor Day poll setup crunch

Election 2026 Rhode Island Primary - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Rhode Island's primary elections will now be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9, moving it back from the typical Tuesday election day because it fell too close to Labor Day.

Gov. Dan McKee, a Democrat, signed off on the change earlier this week. The primary election had been scheduled for Sept. 8, which is the day after the holiday weekend.

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