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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE

STATE AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION IN 2024: "SHALL THERE BE A

CONVENTION TO AMEND OR REVISE THE CONSTITUTION?"

     

     Introduced By: Senator Dawn M. Euer

     Date Introduced: June 04, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     (Secretary of State)

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     RESOLVED, That a majority of all members elected to each house of the general

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assembly voting therefor, that pursuant to the terms of Section 2 of Article XIV of the Rhode

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Island Constitution, the following question shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state

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at the next general election in 2024:

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     "Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the Constitution?"

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     RESOLVED, That said proposition of a question shall be submitted to the electors for

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their approval or rejection at the next statewide general election. The voting places in the several

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cities and towns shall be kept open during the hours required by law for voting therein for general

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officers of the state; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause the said proposition of a question to

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be published as a part of this resolution in the newspapers of the state prior to the date of the said

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meetings of the said electors; and the said proposition of a question shall be inserted in the

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warrants or notices to be issued previous to said meetings of the electors for the purpose of

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warning the town, ward, or district meetings, and said proposition of a question shall be read by

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the town, ward, or district meetings to be held as aforesaid; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the town, ward, and district meetings to be held aforesaid shall be

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warned, and the list of voters shall be canvassed and made up, and the said town, ward, and

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district meetings shall be conducted in the same manner as now provided by law for the town,

 

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ward, and district meetings for the election of general officers of the state.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE

STATE AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION IN 2024: "SHALL THERE BE A

CONVENTION TO AMEND OR REVISE THE CONSTITUTION?"

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     This Joint Resolution would propose a proposition of a question to the voters of the state

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as to whether there should be a convention to amend or revise the Constitution.

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