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Introductory Note:<\/strong> Most of the polling will be done by candidates, political parties, and interest groups that will not release their results to the public. \u00a0If the “for” campaign is ahead or within striking distance by mid-October, this is likely to bring out a massive “against” campaign, including TV and radio ads, during the last week before the November 4, 2014 election, where the “against” campaign is likely to outspend the “for” campaign by a ratio of more than 100:1. \u00a0 During the last few decades, no “for” campaign in any state has survived such an assault during the closing days.<\/p>\n October 23, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n Poll published<\/a> in the Providence Journal<\/em>:\u00a042.3 percent in favor, 26.8 percent opposed; 30.9% undecided. \u00a0Also of interest:\u00a0A third of voters said they know nothing at all about Question 3 and 31 percent said they know a fair amount or a great deal about this question.<\/p>\n Source:\u00a0Taubman Center releases statewide and city polls<\/a>,\u00a0Taubman Center for Public Policy, October 23, 2014.<\/p>\n September 11-15, 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n Poll sponsored by<\/a> the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity.<\/p>\n Q8 In the upcoming November election you will be asked to vote whether or not Rhode Island \u00a0should hold a \u201cconvention\u201d to amend its constitution. A convention is a process that elects \u00a0citizens as delegates who then meet to discuss possible amendments to the state\u2019s constitution, with all recommended amendments also required to be approved by Rhode \u00a0Island voters. Are you generally in favor of \u2013 or opposed to – holding a state constitutional \u00a0convention?<\/p>\n STRONGLY FAVOR 38% Source: Communication Concepts Poll<\/a>,\u00a0Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity, released October 22, 2014.<\/p>\n April 24, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n After conducting a debate on the pros and cons of holding a constitutional convention in Rhode Island, the current Leadership Rhode Island class voted 39 in favor and 14 against (73.6%).<\/p>\n Source:\u00a0Edgar, Randal,\u00a0Leadership Rhode Island class debates pros, cons of Constitutional Convention<\/a>,\u00a0Providence Journal<\/em>, April 25, 2014.<\/p>\n To provide historical context, Leadership Rhode Island put together a great graphic describing Rhode Island’s 1984-6 state constitutional convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n January 31, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n Rhode Islanders will vote next year on whether to hold a constitutional convention. Do you support or oppose holding a constitutional convention?<\/p>\n Source:\u00a0Chafee unpopular; Rhode Island supports gay marriage<\/a>, Public Opinion Polling, January 31, 2013.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introductory Note: Most of the polling will be done by candidates, political parties, and interest groups that will not release their results to the public. \u00a0If the “for” campaign is ahead or within striking distance by mid-October, this is likely to bring out a massive “against” campaign, including TV and radio ads, during the last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Introductory Note:<\/strong> Most of the polling will be done by candidates, political parties, and interest groups that will not release their results to the public. \u00a0If the \"for\" campaign is ahead or within striking distance in early October, this is likely to bring out a massive \"against\" campaign, including TV and radio ads, during the last week before the November 4, 2014 election, where the \"against\" campaign is likely to outspend the \"for\" campaign by a ratio of more than 100:1. \u00a0 During the last few decades, no \"for\" campaign in any state has survived such an assault during the closing days.<\/p> April 24, 2014<\/strong><\/p> After conducting a debate on the pros and cons of holding a constitutional convention in Rhode Island, the current Leadership Rhode Island class voted 39 in favor and 14 against (73.6%).<\/p> Source:\u00a0Edgar, Randal,\u00a0Leadership Rhode Island class debates pros, cons of Constitutional Convention<\/a>,\u00a0Providence Journal<\/em>, April 25, 2014.<\/p> To provide historical context, Leadership Rhode Island put together a great graphic describing Rhode Island's 1984-6 state constitutional convention<\/a>.<\/p> January 31, 2013<\/strong><\/p> Rhode Islanders will vote next year on whether to hold a constitutional convention. Do you support or oppose holding a constitutional convention?<\/p>
SOMEWHAT FAVOR 25%
STRONGLY OPPOSE 15%
SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 6%
UNDECIDED 16%
REFUSE 0%
TOTAL FAVOR 63%
TOTAL OPPOSE 21%<\/p>\nSupport ......\u00a040%\u00a0\nOppose .......\u00a025%\nNot sure ..... 35%<\/pre>\n
Support ......\u00a040%\u00a0\r\nOppose .......\u00a025%\r\nNot sure ..... 35%<\/pre>
![great graphic describing Rhode Island’s 1984-6 state constitutional convention<\/a>.<\/p>\nJanuary 31, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\nRhode Islanders will vote next year on whether to hold a constitutional convention. Do you support or oppose holding a constitutional convention?<\/p>\nSupport ......\u00a040%\u00a0\nOppose .......\u00a025%\nNot sure ..... 35%<\/pre>\nSource:\u00a0Chafee unpopular; Rhode Island supports gay marriage<\/a>, Public Opinion Polling, January 31, 2013.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Introductory Note: Most of the polling will be done by candidates, political parties, and interest groups that will not release their results to the public. \u00a0If the “for” campaign is ahead or within striking distance by mid-October, this is likely to bring out a massive “against” campaign, including TV and radio ads, during the last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Introductory Note:<\/strong> Most of the polling will be done by candidates, political parties, and interest groups that will not release their results to the public. \u00a0If the \"for\" campaign is ahead or within striking distance in early October, this is likely to bring out a massive \"against\" campaign, including TV and radio ads, during the last week before the November 4, 2014 election, where the \"against\" campaign is likely to outspend the \"for\" campaign by a ratio of more than 100:1. \u00a0 During the last few decades, no \"for\" campaign in any state has survived such an assault during the closing days.<\/p>April 24, 2014<\/strong><\/p>After conducting a debate on the pros and cons of holding a constitutional convention in Rhode Island, the current Leadership Rhode Island class voted 39 in favor and 14 against (73.6%).<\/p>Source:\u00a0Edgar, Randal,\u00a0Leadership Rhode Island class debates pros, cons of Constitutional Convention<\/a>,\u00a0Providence Journal<\/em>, April 25, 2014.<\/p>To provide historical context, Leadership Rhode Island put together a great graphic describing Rhode Island's 1984-6 state constitutional convention<\/a>.<\/p>January 31, 2013<\/strong><\/p>Rhode Islanders will vote next year on whether to hold a constitutional convention. Do you support or oppose holding a constitutional convention?<\/p>Support ......\u00a040%\u00a0\r\nOppose .......\u00a025%\r\nNot sure ..... 35%<\/pre>Source:\u00a0Chafee unpopular; Rhode Island supports gay marriage<\/a>, Public Opinion Polling, January 31, 2013.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-355","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/355","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=355"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2912,"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/355\/revisions\/2912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/commoncauseri.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RICCP_Info_Sheet.jpg\"){kind=link}