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Rehoboth Town News

From the Clerk

Hello All ~ I hope the November issue of the Reporter finds you all healthy and safe. As we enter the month of November, this is a friendly reminder that quarterly Real Estate & Property Taxes were due Monday, November 2nd.

November 3, 2020

Laura Schwall State & Presidential Election

WOW – What an incredibly wild ride for the Rehoboth Clerk’s Office, Rehoboth Post Office, Election set up/break down crew, Election Workers and Palmer River Staff – Thank you ALL – we couldn’t have pulled off this unsurmountable election without you all!!! Of the 10,028 registered Rehoboth voters, 78% (7,830) of the Rehoboth voters were afforded three ways to vote this year in the 2020 General Election – (1) Early Voting by Mail/Absentee Voting, (2) 14-days of In-Person Early Voting, inclusive of two full weekends, at Town Hall or (3) In-Person Voting on Election Day at Palmer River Elementary School. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Social Distancing Protocols, the 2020 State & Presidential Election looked much different than the 2016 Presidential Election; six-foot distancing markers, masks, gloves, disinfectant, Plexiglas shields, doors and windows open for proper ventilation and a limited number of voters entering the polling site in order to keep the voters, election workers and town staff healthy in safe. Back in 2016 Rehoboth had almost 1,800 voters vote early compared to 2020 where almost 6,000 voters took Continued on next page...

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