Palmer River Named Town’s New Polling Place

The Rehoboth Board of Selectmen voted Monday to make Palmer River Elementary School the town’s only polling location for the September 1 primary and the November 3 general election. Town Clerk Laura Schwall noted the town’s three polling locations – Town Hall, the Council on Aging, and the South Fire Station, are not able to allow for social distancing. “It’s going to be tight to get all three precincts in there,” Schwall said of Palmer River.

Voters will have to enter and exit the school through separate doors. The parking lot and check-in table will require residents to maintain six feet of distance at all times.

Schwall said 2000 mail-in ballots have already been received ahead of the September primary. The town has 8000 registered voters. “I think most of the (residents) are going to vote by mail,” Schwall said. “We still have to be prepared.”