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

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., Prudence
• Island
• Precincts 2702 & 2703—Portsmouth High School (Old Gymnasium, Door #8), 120
• Education Lane
• Precinct 2704—Portsmouth High School (Old Gymnasium, Door #8), 120 Education Lane
• Precincts 2705 & 2706—Portsmouth Town Hall Council Chambers, 2200 East Main Road
• Precincts 2707—Portsmouth Middle School Gymnasium, 125 Jepson Lane
• Precincts 2708—Portsmouth Middle School Gymnasium, 125 Jepson Lane

The 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.