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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 | |
PROVIDING FOR A BI-PARTISAN PREPARATORY COMMISSION TO ASSEMBLE | |
INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR A VOTE | |
BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS ON THE HOLDING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL | |
CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV SECTION 2 OF THE RHODE | |
ISLAND CONSTITUTION | |
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Introduced By: Senator Dawn M. Euer | |
Date Introduced: June 07, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
1 | WHEREAS, Under the terms of Section 2 of Article XIV of Amendments and Revisions |
2 | to the Rhode Island Constitution the question "Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the |
3 | constitution?" must appear on the ballot at the general election, to be held on November 5, 2024; |
4 | and |
5 | WHEREAS, Section 2 of Article XIV further provides that "Prior to a vote by the |
6 | qualified electors on the holding of a convention, the general assembly…shall provide for a bi- |
7 | partisan preparatory commission to assemble information on constitutional questions for the |
8 | electors…"; now, therefore be it |
9 | RESOLVED, That such Preparatory Commission shall consist of twelve (12) members, |
10 | appointed as herein provided, to serve until the submission of their final report; and be it further |
11 | RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three (3) |
12 | members of the House of Representatives; the House Minority Leader shall appoint one member |
13 | of the House of Representatives; the President of the Senate shall appoint three (3) members of |
14 | the Senate; the Senate Minority Leader shall appoint one member of the Senate; and four (4) of |
15 | whom shall be members of the public, none of whom shall be a holder of any elective public |
16 | office and shall be appointed as follows, one by the Speaker of the House, one by the House |
17 | Minority Leader, one by the President of the Senate, and one by the Senate Minority Leader; and |
18 | be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Preparatory Commission shall report its findings to the Governor, |
2 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and to the public, |
3 | through the news media, no later than September 1, 2024. Forthwith upon the passage of this |
4 | resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at the call of the Speaker of the House and |
5 | the President of the Senate and shall organize and select from among themselves two (2) co- |
6 | chairpersons, one of whom shall be a member of the House of Representatives and one of whom |
7 | shall be a member of the Senate. Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as |
8 | the original appointment. Members shall serve until submission of their final report. The |
9 | membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be |
10 | allowed their travel and necessary expenses. The commission may engage such clerical, technical |
11 | and other assistance as it may deem necessary to accomplish this purpose. The commission may |
12 | make use of such sources and means of gathering information pertinent to the fulfillment of its |
13 | charge as it may deem appropriate. All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such |
14 | advice and information, documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is |
15 | deemed necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. The |
16 | Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and requested to provide suitable |
17 | quarters for said commission. |
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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 | |
PROVIDING FOR A BI-PARTISAN PREPARATORY COMMISSION TO ASSEMBLE | |
INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR A VOTE | |
BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS ON THE HOLDING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL | |
CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV SECTION 2 OF THE RHODE | |
ISLAND CONSTITUTION | |
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1 | This resolution would provide for a twelve (12) member bi-partisan commission to |
2 | assemble information on constitutional questions in preparation for a vote by electors on holding |
3 | a constitutional convention, and who would report back by September 1, 2024. |
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