Lincoln Chafee - Independent Candidate for Rhode Island Governor

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A New Way Forward for Rhode Island

November 1, 2010

Throughout this campaign, I've been focused on ways to create jobs in Rhode Island, and my last TV ad really sums it up. We've got to clean up our state and pave a new way forward.

Tomorrow is election day, and I respectfully ask for your vote in this historic race. You can use the homepage of this website to find your voting location.

Thank you for your support over the past months - I know that with your help we can get this state back on track.

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Get out the vote for Chafee!

October 28, 2010

It's the last, critical weekend before election day, and we need your help getting out the vote! Come to campaign headquarters on Saturday and Sunday anytime between 9am-7pm to grab yard signs and bumper stickers, make phone calls, get campaign literature, and sign up to work on election day. Groups of canvassers will be meeting here both days at 10am, but feel free to grab literature and go door-to-door in your neighborhood on your own. People who have already signed up to work the polls can come pick up their sign and election day package.

What: Get out the vote for Chafee!
Where: Chafee Campaign Headquarters, 1800 Post Road, Suite #27, Warwick (under Staples, next to liquor store, directions here)
When: Saturday, October 30th and Sunday, October 31st from 9am-7pm

Senator Chafee will be at campaign headquarters to meet you and thank you for your support! He'll speak to supporters on Saturday at around 3pm.

To ask questions or sign up for canvassing, email Steve at smcallister@chafeeforgovernor.com. Invite your friends with this blog post or through our Facebook event. See you this weekend!

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Obama and Bloomberg on Linc Chafee

October 27, 2010

Please watch this new TV ad in which President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talk about my independence. And if you support me too, please click here to help the final push of my campaign:

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WPRI/Projo debate tonight

October 26, 2010

As Chafee supporters, we'd like to invite you to the WPRI Channel 12 / Providence Journal Gubernatorial Debate tonight, October 26th, 2010 at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC). The debate will take place between 7pm and 8:30pm - the first hour will be televised, and the last half hour will be broadcast online. Sign up by clicking here.

Please arrive no later than 6:30pm at PPAC, located at 220 Weybosset Street in Providence.

Please invite friends, wear your Chafee paraphernalia, and feel free to contact the Chafee headquarters with any questions at 401-456-0003. Hope to see you tonight!

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Join us for our 'SeeClickFix Storm' this weekend

October 14, 2010

Please help the Chafee campaign find potholes, broken streetlights, and other community issues so they can be fixed! As part of announcing my new Open Government initiative, I'm asking supporters to take some time this weekend to log issues on SeeClickFix, a free web service that allows citizens to identify, report, and fix non-emergency issues in their neighborhoods. Your mission if you choose to accept it:

1) Register on SeeClickFix.com.

2) Take some time this weekend to put on your Chafee shirts and stickers, and log issues in your neighborhood.

3) If you're in or near Providence, bike with our group! Wear your Chafee paraphernalia and bike over to Providence City Hall on Sunday at 11am. RSVP to Stephanie at sgerson@chafeeforgovernor, and if you can't find us, feel free to call/text her at 415.871.5683.

4) Invite friends by pointing them to this site or through our Facebook event.

With this 'SeeClickFix Storm,' we can start using SeeClickFix statewide and getting community issues fixed. And more broadly, Rhode Island citizens can participate in the work of government in a meaningful way.

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Chafee Encourages Out-Of-Town Voters to Apply for Mail Ballots

October 11, 2010

I'd like to remind Rhode Islanders that absentee ballot applications are due by 4pm tomorrow, October 12th. If you will be out of town on election day - Tuesday, November 2nd - I encourage you to apply for an absentee ballot. The upcoming elections are critically important to the future of our state, and everyone eligible should have a say in who is chosen to lead Rhode Island. We need to elect a Governor who will create jobs and end cronyism and corruption. It really only takes a few minutes to take part in the democratic process. Following is information from Bruce Landis's article in the Projo:

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The deadline for applying for a mail ballot is Tuesday, and voters who will be away from the state or unable to vote in a polling place on election day are eligible to apply.

The one-page application form is posted on the Secretary of State's website, sos.ri.gov.

Voters can also request an application by contacting the secretary of state's office or their local board of canvassers. Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis said in a news release that he has made a priority of making anyone with access to a computer able to download an application day or night.

"Thousands of requests have already been certified," said Mollis. "We expect to receive more than 8,000 by Tuesday's deadline."

He said a voter must ensure that his or her local board of canvassers receives the original signed and completed application by 4 p.m. Tuesday in order to be eligible for a mail ballot.

After Tuesday, voters who find that they will unexpectedly be out-of-town on election day can go to their city or town hall through Nov. 1 and request an emergency ballot.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 2. Voters can also use the secretary of state's website to find their polling place, review a sample ballot, confirm the accuracy of their voter registration information and find contact information for their local board of canvassers.

Click here for the Projo's original article.

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Linc Chafee is a tested leader of unquestioned integrity and a strong independent voice. As Governor, he will work hard to create new jobs, rebuild our economy, solve our chronic budget problems, end corruption, and forge a new way forward for Rhode Island.