Granted, a new constitutional convention would have one obvious advantage over the 1787 convention: experience accumulated in the meantime. Two hundred thirty six years under the present ...
The coalition opposing a constitutional convention has promoted bogus arguments to the public, writes the editor of the Rhode Island State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse The “no ...
Convention delegates proposed a number of constitutional changes that were loosely grouped under the heading of civil rights, including the following: Adding protections for free speech ...
Rhode Island voters Tuesday soundly rejected holding a once-a-decade constitutional convention, but approved all four ballot questions to authorize state borrowing. As of 12:00 a.m., with 98% ...
What is a constitutional convention? A constitutional convention is a gathering where delegates propose amendments and changes to the state constitution. A constitutional convention question can be ...
Voters have rejected a ballot question to establish a constitutional convention in Rhode Island. With 431 of 453 polling places reporting (95%), the vote to reject is 63%. Mail ballots have not ...
This year, Rhode Island voters are being asked to decide if the state should hold a constitutional convention. A constitutional convention − should a majority of voters endorse Question 1 in ...
What is a constitutional convention? A constitutional convention is a gathering where delegates propose amendments and changes to the state constitution. A constitutional convention question can be ...