Coventry Election Guide 2012

As we look ahead to Nov. 6, Coventry Patch will bring you the information you need about every race in town. Bookmark this page for updates.

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Voting Info

• Polling locations: There are 18 polling stations this year: To find your polling location and precinct, click here or take a look at the Polling Places PDF, attached to the right of this article. Click this link to view our Coventry Polling Places information guide.
• Absentee Ballots: These must be received by Election Day (Nov. 6). 
• Limited Voting: If you did not register in time, you are allowed to cast a ballot for president/vice president ONLY on Election Day. Click here for the details.
• IDs Required: Click here to see which forms of identification will be accepted at polls.

• Sample Ballot: Attached, right.

Races

LOCAL:

• Town Council – All five seats are up for election; incumbents Kerry McGee, Gary Cote and Ted Jendzejec and challengers Karen Carlson, Tom Hetherman, R. David Jervis, Gregory Laboissonniere, Richard Polselli and John Mullaney are in the running.
• School Committee – Three of the five seats are up for election; incumbents Nancy Sprengelmeyer and Frank Hyde and challengers Ann Dickson and David Tate are in the running.

STATE:

• House District 25 – Rep. Jared R. Nunes (D) is running for re-election.
• House District 26 – Rep. Patricia L. Morgan (R) is running for re-election against Nicholas A. Denice (D).
• House District 27 – Rep. Patricia A. Serpa (D) is running for re-election against Kyle S. Pendola (R).
• House District 28 – Rep. Scott J. Guthrie (D) is running for re-election against Carl L. Mattson Jr. (R).
• House District 29 – Rep. Lisa P. Tomasso (D) is running for re-election against Keith W. Anderson (R).
• House District 40 – Rep. Michael W. Chippendale (R) is running for re-election against Lauri A. Archambault (D).
• State Senate District 21 – Sen. Nicholas Kettle (R) is running for re-election against Scott M. Pollard (D).
• State Senate District 33 – Sen. Glenford Shibley (R) is running for re-election against Lou Raptakis (D).

NATIONAL:

• U.S. Congress, 2nd District – Rep. James Langevin (D) is running for re-election against Michael Riley (R) and Abel Collins (I).
• U.S. Senate – Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) is running for re-election against Barry Hinkley (R).
• U.S. President – Pres. Barack Obama (D) is running for re-election against Mitt Romney (R) and Gary Johnson (L).

Ballot Issues

State Ballot Questions:

• #1 – Shall an act be authorized which would authorize the facility known as "Twin River" in the Town of Lincoln to add state-operated casino gaming, such as table games, to the types of gambling that it offers.
• #2 – Shall an act be approved which would authorize the facility known as “Newport Grand” in the city of Newport to add state-operated casino gaming, such as table games, to the types of gambling it offers?
• #3 – Approval of this question will allow the State of Rhode Island to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and temporary notes in an amount not to exceed fifty million dollars ($50 million) for renovations and modernization of academic buildings at Rhode Island College including renovation, upgrade and expansion of health and nursing facilities on the campus of Rhode Island College.
• #4 – Approval of this question will allow the State of Rhode Island to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and temporary notes in an amount not to exceed ninety-four million dollars ($94 million) for the construction of a new Veterans’ Home and renovations to existing facilities. Any funding amount from federal sources received for these purposes will be used to reduce the amount of borrowed funds
• #5 – Approval of this question will authorize the State of Rhode Island to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and temporary notes in an amount not to exceed twelve million dollars ($12 million) to be leveraged with federal and state capitalization grants to finance wastewater infrastructure projects and eight million dollars ($8 million) to be leveraged with federal and state capitalization grants to finance drinking water infrastructure projects.
• #6 – Approval of this question will allow the State of Rhode Island to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and temporary notes for environmental and recreational purposes. For details, click here.
• #7 – Approval of this question will allow the State of Rhode Island to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and temporary notes in an amount not to exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25 million) for affordable housing.

Local Ballot Questions:

• #8 – Should the Town of Coventry be authorized to finance air quality and energy efficiency improvements and other repairs and rennovations to schools buildings and other municipal buildings? ($5 million)
• #9 – Should the Town of Coventry be authorized to finance system-wide roof repairs and replacements for schools and school facilities in the Town? ($5 million)
• #10 – Should the Town of Coventry be authorized to finance emergency improvements to fire systems at Coventry High School? ($400,000)
• #11 – Should the Town of Coventry be authorized to finance at Coventry High School? ($1 million)
• #12 – Should the Town of Coventry be authorized to finance system-wide at schools in the Town? ($1.6 million)
• #13 – Should the Town of Coventry be authorized to finance system-wide improvements to school grounds and improvements and replacements of flooring at the schools in the Town? ($550,000)