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Rhode Island Question 2, Restoration of Voting Rights Act (2006)

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Rhode Island Question 2, also known as the Elections -- Restoration of Voting Rights Act was on the November 7, 2006 election ballot in Rhode Island, where it was approved.[1]

Election results

Question 1
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 191,877 51.54%
No180,39448.46%

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot:

Approval of the amendment to the Rhode Island Constitution will provide that no person who is incarcerated in a correctional facility upon a felony conviction shall be permitted to vote until such person is discharged from the facility, at which point that person's right to vote shall be restored.

Campaign finance

Donors to the campaign for the measure:[2]

  • Family Life Advocacy Center: $347,464
  • Total: $347,464

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