Today is election day at the Portsmouth Water and Fire District, and polls are open from 7am to 8pm at the District's main office at 1944 East Main Road.

Two incumbents are up for reelection — Terri Cortvriend (Water Commissioner) and Phil Driscoll (Clerk).

Remember to bring ID to comply with Rhode Island's deeply misguided voter ID law.

Voting matters, especially in elections like this turnout typically runs in the low hundreds, and a stealth write-in campaign (mounted, say, by some local anti-tax organization) could put a couple of people on this quasi-governmental board with taxing authority.

If you're a ratepayer in the District, please take a few minutes today to stop by the office and vote.