The Rhode Island State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse
Information on Rhode Island's constitutionally mandated Nov. 5, 2024 constitutional convention referendum, including news, opinion, and historyConvention Polls
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Source: University of New Hampshire Survey Center, Ocean State Poll, Nov. 3, 2024.
Source: Rhode Island Current Poll/MassINC Polling Group, Sept. 23, 2024.
Source: Ocean State Poll, Sept. 19, 2024.
How do you plan to vote on the constitutional convention question?
How much have you heard about the constitutional convention ballot question?
How well do you understand the constitutional convention ballot question?
Source: Ocean State Poll, July 18, 2024.
How much have you heard about the constitutional convention ballot question?
J.H. Snider Note: The two findings I found most interesting are that: 1) only 19% of Rhode Islanders knew a lot or some about the constitutional convention ballot question, and 2) those without a college education were more than twice (16%) than those with some college (7%), college graduate (5%), or graduate school (3%) to say that they knew a lot about this question. Ironically, the more education one had, the less likely one was to say they knew a lot. My personal experience is that even the vast majority of PhDs in political science know very little about the reasons for and history of this type of question.
Providence Business News Weekly Reader “Poll”
Should Rhode Island hold its first constitutional convention since 1986?, Providence Business News, July 26, 2024.
Question: “Should Rhode Island hold its first constitutional convention since 1986?”
Options
- Yes: “Yes, the state constitution should not be set in stone.”
- No: “No, too costly and unnecessary.”
- Other: “I’m Not Sure”
Poll results below are as of 7:00 pm on July 30, 2024.