Rhode Island Question 5, Citizen-Initiated Ballot Measure Process and Nonpartisan Constitutional Convention Candidates Amendment (1986)
| Rhode Island Question 5 | |
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process and State constitutional conventions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Rhode Island Question 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Rhode Island on November 4, 1986. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to:
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A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to:
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Election results
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Rhode Island Question 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 129,309 | 48.14% | ||
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139,294 | 51.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 5 was as follows:
| “ | Shall voters be empowered to petition certain laws and/or constitutional amendments onto the ballot for voter approval or rejection? Shall future constitutional convention candidates be elected on a non-partisan basis? (Resolutions 86-00001-B, 86-00136) | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Rhode Island Constitution
The Rhode Island Constitutional Convention of 1986 voted to place Resolutions 86-00001-B and 86-00136 on the ballot as Question 5.[1] In 1984, voters approved a question to hold the state constitutional convention.
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