Voters reject Question 1 asking to hold a constitutional convention
For the fourth straight decade, Rhode Island voters have rejected a ballot measure asking if the state should hold a ...
R.I. voters again rejected a constitutional convention question. Time to get rid of it?
Rhode Island labor leaders are looking for at least one state lawmaker to help them finally get rid of the decennial ballot ...
Opinion: Time for a new Constitutional Convention?
The present Constitution obviously needs improvement. But on balance, holding another convention would probably be a bad idea ...
Why do we have the Electoral College? The history of and arguments against the institution
The concept emerged during the Constitutional Convention, which took place over a four-month period in 1787 to address issues ...
Maybe next decade. RI voters sink constitutional convention, approve bonds for ports, arts
The Constitutional Convention may have been the most heated ballot question, but Rhode Islanders voted on several key funding questions on Tuesday.
Long overdue or dangerous? Voters will decide constitutional convention ballot question
The question voters will decide next week is posed by law every 10 years in the state. If approved, each of the state's 75 ...
The disinformation campaign against a R.I. constitutional convention
The coalition opposing a constitutional convention has promoted bogus arguments to the public, writes the editor of the Rhode ...
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Early results show Constitutional Convention voted down in Rhode Island
Early results on election night show that Rhode Island is leaning towards not having a Constitutional Convention. While ...
RI voters sink constitutional convention, approve borrowing for ports, colleges and arts
The Constitutional Convention may have been the most heated ballot question, but Rhode Islanders voted on several key funding ...
Rhode Island voters will reject constitutional convention, back four bonds worth $343.5 million, in unofficial results
The constitutional convention issue — Question 1 on the ballot — saw widespread opposition from Democrats and most unions, who argued that different special interests could spend unlimited money ...
What did the 1986 constitutional convention accomplish?
Voters approved measures that created an ethics commission and civil rights protections, while rejecting an abortion ban.