{"id":1208,"date":"2014-09-28T02:32:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T06:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/?page_id=1208"},"modified":"2024-11-05T15:41:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T20:41:29","slug":"1986-concon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/?page_id=1208","title":{"rendered":"1986 Constitutional Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"

Timeline<\/h3>\n

November 6, 1984–Referendum on ballot. \u00a0Results: 159,801 yes votes; 137,096 no votes.<\/p>\n

June 27, 1985–Enabling act passed.<\/p>\n

November 5, 1985–Delegate election. \u00a0Election of 100 delegates from\u00a0558 candidates; 96,536 votes cast.<\/p>\n

January 6, 1986–Convention convenes<\/p>\n

June 26, 1986–Convention adjourns after proposing 14 constitutional amendments, most notably a rewrite of the constitution.\u00a011 public hearings were held throughout the state with more than 1,000 members of the public testifying.<\/p>\n

November 4, 1986–Convention proposed amendments placed on the ballot. \u00a0Eight approved; six rejected. \u00a0The rewrite of the constitution is one of the approved amendments.<\/p>\n

Cost<\/h3>\n

$891,000 (1986 dollars)<\/p>\n

Approved Amendments<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Rewrite of the present constitution*<\/li>\n
  2. Ethics in government<\/li>\n
  3. Budget powers and executive succession<\/li>\n
  4. Rights of people<\/li>\n
  5. Shore use and environmental protection<\/li>\n
  6. Felon office holding and voting<\/li>\n
  7. Libraries<\/li>\n
  8. Bail<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Rejected Amendments<\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. Judicial selection and disclosure<\/li>\n
    2. Legislative pay and mileage<\/li>\n
    3. Four-year term and recall<\/li>\n
    4. Voter initiative<\/li>\n
    5. Home rule<\/li>\n
    6. Paramount right-to-life (102,633 for; 197,520 against)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      The Constitutional Convention’s Voters’ Guide<\/a> to the fourteen questions it recommended for voter ratification.<\/p>\n

      Common Cause Rhode Island compiled<\/a> some noteworthy good government documents related to Rhode Island’s 1986 convention.<\/p>\n

      * The most important amendment.<\/p>\n

      Library Archives<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Providence College<\/strong><\/p>\n

      The Rhode Island Constitutional Convention of 1986–1984-1987<\/a>, Providence College, 2014, 26 pages.<\/p>\n

      Annotated Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation<\/a>; DONE IN CONVENTION
      \nAT PROVIDENCE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 1986, Office of the Secretary of State, 1988.<\/p>\n

      Secretary of State<\/strong><\/p>\n

      State Constitutional Convention records, 1986<\/a>, Rhode Island State Archives via Secretary of State. See also: Constitutional Convention videotaped proceedings, 1986;<\/a> and Rhode Island Constitutional Convention records (C#00339), Rhode Island State Archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      For one take on the 1986 convention, see J.H. Snider’s Boston Globe and Rhode Island Current op-eds on the about page for this website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Timeline November 6, 1984–Referendum on ballot. \u00a0Results: 159,801 yes votes; 137,096 no votes. June 27, 1985–Enabling act passed. November 5, 1985–Delegate election. \u00a0Election of 100 delegates from\u00a0558 candidates; 96,536 votes cast. January 6, 1986–Convention convenes June 26, 1986–Convention adjourns after proposing 14 constitutional amendments, most notably a rewrite of the constitution.\u00a011 public hearings were held […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1209,"parent":691,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"

      Timeline<\/h3>\nNovember 6, 1984--Referendum on ballot. \u00a0Results: 159,801 yes votes; 137,096 no votes.\n\nJune 27, 1985--Enabling act passed.\n\nNovember 5, 1985--Delegate election. \u00a0Election of 100 delegates from\u00a0558 candidates; 96,536 votes cast.\n\nJanuary 6, 1986--Convention convenes\n\nJune 26, 1986--Convention adjourns after proposing 14 constitutional amendments, most notably a rewrite of the constitution.\u00a011 public hearings were held throughout the state with more than 1,000 members of the public testifying.\n\nNovember 4, 1986--Convention proposed amendments placed on the ballot. \u00a0Eight approved; six rejected. \u00a0The rewrite of the constitution is one of the approved amendments.\n

      Cost<\/h3>\n$891,000 (1986 dollars)\n

      Approved Amendments<\/h3>\n
        \n \t
      1. Rewrite of the present constitution*<\/li>\n \t
      2. Ethics in government<\/li>\n \t
      3. Budget powers and executive succession<\/li>\n \t
      4. Rights of people<\/li>\n \t
      5. Shore use and environmental protection<\/li>\n \t
      6. Felon office holding and voting<\/li>\n \t
      7. Libraries<\/li>\n \t
      8. Bail<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Rejected Amendments<\/h3>\n
          \n \t
        1. Judicial selection and disclosure<\/li>\n \t
        2. Legislative pay and mileage<\/li>\n \t
        3. Four-year term and recall<\/li>\n \t
        4. Voter initiative<\/li>\n \t
        5. Home rule<\/li>\n \t
        6. Paramount right-to-life (102,633 for; 197,520 against)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe Constitutional Convention's Voters' Guide<\/a> to the fourteen questions it recommended for voter ratification.\n\nCommon Cause Rhode Island compiled<\/a> some noteworthy good government documents related to Rhode Island's 1986 convention.\n\n* The most important amendment.\n

          Library Archives<\/strong><\/h3>\nProvidence College<\/strong>\n\nThe Rhode Island Constitutional Convention of 1986--1984-1987<\/a>, Providence College, 2014, 26 pages.\n\nAnnotated Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation<\/a>; DONE IN CONVENTION\nAT PROVIDENCE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 1986, Office of the Secretary of State, 1988.\n\nSecretary of State<\/strong>\n\nState Constitutional Convention records, 1986<\/a>, Rhode Island State Archives via Secretary of State. See also: Constitutional Convention videotaped proceedings, 1986;<\/a> and Rhode Island Constitutional Convention records (C#00339), Rhode Island State Archives<\/a>.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1208","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1208"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2849,"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1208\/revisions\/2849"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}