It'll Take You Some Time to Vote
The Nov. 6 election ballot includes a host of Barrington candidates for town council and school committee, candidates for Congress, and seven ballot questions along with the Presidential candidates.
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Barrington voters have plenty of local candidates to choose from in the Presidential election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Expect to spend some time filling out your ballot. And you'll probably wait in line quite a bit longer.
Voters also must select between incumbent District 1 Congressman David Cicilline, a Democrat, and his Republican challenger, Brendan Doherty. An independent, David Vogel, also is on the ballot.
Voters must also pick a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island: either the incumbent, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse or his Republican challenger, Barry Hinckley.
There are also seven state ballot questions, including two that would approve casino gambling at Twin River and Newport Grand and one that approve $25 million in bonds for affordable housing -- a somewhat contentious issue in Barrington.
Here is the list of local candidates in the order they are listed on the ballot if you need some help.
Barrington Town Council
- June Speakman, Democrat
- Shirley Applegate-Lockridge, Republican
- Ann Strong, Democrat
- Margaret Kane, Republican
- Kate Weymouth, Democrat
- Donald Nessing, Republican
Barrington School Committee
- Paula Dominguez, Democrat
- Patrick Guida, Republican
- Robert Shea Jr., Democrat
- Christopher Ramsden, Republican
- Meaghan Ramsden, Republican
Senate District 32
- David Bates (Barrington-East Providence-Bristol)
House District 66 (Barrington-East Providence)
- Joy Hearn, Democrat
- Manfred Diel Jr., Republican
- Eugene Saveory, Independent
House District 67 (Barrington- Warren)
- Jan Malik, Democrat
- Peter Costa Jr., Republican
Loretta Ranieri
1:52 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Readers, please do no be discouraged by the headline..."It'll Take Some Time to Vote". We have all been through elections where the choice is crucial, and it did not take a long time to vote. The time consuming issues for me are the referendums. Not because I don't understand them, I am fearful that the money that would be allocated for them will not be properly overseen. I fear mismanagement of funds, not the cause. Please vote with your gut, your heart, and especially your knowledge of all voting issues whether it be candidates or referendums. But VOTE