Question 1 on the ballot in November asked voters whether Rhode Island should hold a constitutional convention.
A State House commission that’s been listening to the public and collecting research about a potential convention concluded recently that they had done as good a job of helping voters get the gist of Question 1 as possible and unanimously approved a nine-page report summarizing what they heard.
What does the Constitutional Convention report say?
In short, that if voters approve Question 1 on Nov. 5 there will be an election to choose 75 delegates who will meet at a time and place to be determined to recommend amendments to the constitution that would be put up for approval at another statewide election.
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The final report includes a section on the “concerns” about a convention but not one with possible advantages.
How would it work?
If a majority of voters choose “yes” on Question 1 in November, it will set in motion a process for two more elections.