Federal election monitors in Pawtucket find no problems with primary voting after past violations

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 621

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Four federal election monitors were watching polling places in Pawtucket Wednesday to ensure city officials followed through on a Biden-era consent order to assist Spanish-speaking voters.

They found no significant problems, said Pawtucket’s top election official who anticipates their return in the November general election.

“Everything seemed to go really well,” City Registrar Ken McGill said in an interview Thursday morning. “We sent out morning checkers from my office to make …

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