Justice Department to monitor polls in Rhode Island
David Goldman - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - Voters pass a sign outside a polling site in Warwick, R.I., on Nov. 7, 2022, after casting their bal...
David Goldman - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - Voters pass a sign outside a polling site in Warwick, R.I., on Nov. 7, 2022, after casting their ballots on the last day of early voting before the midterm election. A crowded field of candidates will be on the ballot in Rhode Island on Tuesday with an eye on replacing former U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, the seven-term Democrat who resigned in May to run a nonprofit foundation. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department said it will monitor the special primary election in Rhode Island to make sure it complies with federal voting rights laws.