{"id":533,"date":"2014-05-16T01:49:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T01:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2024-10-15T16:03:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T20:03:05","slug":"2014-rhode-island-constitutional-convention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/?page_id=533","title":{"rendered":"2004 Constitutional Convention Referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Contents<\/h2>\n
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  1. 2004\u00a0Bi-Partisan Preparatory Commission<\/li>\n
  2. 2004 Campaign<\/li>\n
  3. 2004 Campaign Finance Highlights<\/li>\n
  4. 1996 Board of Elections complaints regarding Citizens for Representative Government campaign finance reports<\/li>\n
  5. 2004 Guy Dufault Affair<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1) 2004\u00a0Bi-Partisan Preparatory Commission<\/h2>\n

    July 16, 2004<\/h3>\n

    Minutes from the first of the seven public meetings of the Bi-Partisan Preparatory Commissio<\/a>n 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.<\/p>\n

    August 20, 2004<\/h3>\n

    Report of the\u00a0Bi-Partisan Preparatory Commission<\/a><\/p>\n

    2) 2004 Campaign<\/h2>\n

    November 2, 2004<\/h3>\n

    Date of referendum on whether to convene a state constitutional convention. \u00a0For ballot text, see\u00a0<\/span>Secretary of State’s voter Information Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Yes\u00a0Campaign<\/h3>\n

    Operation Clean Government, press release<\/a>, September \u00a012, 2004. Operation Clean Government, Citizen Alert: Special Election Issue Oct\/Nov 2004<\/a>, Volume 12, Number 3, October 4, 2004.<\/p>\n

    No\u00a0Campaign<\/h3>\n

    ACLU of Rhode Island, “Vote ‘No’ On Question 2<\/a>.” October 18, 2004. \u00a0Released at press conference to announce the formation of\u00a0Citizens for Representative Government Anderson, Liz, Coalition urges voters to oppose a Convention: More than 20 community groups have banded together to persuade voters that a Constitutional Convention could cost $2 million and do more harm than good<\/a>, Providence Journal<\/em>, October 19, 2004. \u00a0Two weeks before the election, Citizens for Representative Government holds a press conference to announce its formation with “more than 20 community groups.”<\/p>\n

    Newspaper Op-eds Favorable<\/h3>\n

    Collection of favorable op-eds<\/a>\u00a0(four).<\/p>\n

    Newspaper\u00a0Op-eds Opposed<\/h3>\n

    Collection of unfavorable op-eds<\/a> (three).<\/p>\n

    Newspaper\u00a0Editorials Favorable<\/h3>\n

    Collection of favorable editorials<\/a> (seven)<\/p>\n

    Newspaper \u00a0Editorial Opposed<\/h3>\n

    None (If you find one, please let RhodeIslandConCon.info know).<\/p>\n

    3) 2004 Campaign Finance<\/h2>\n

    October 17, 2004<\/h3>\n

    Rhode Island College poll<\/a> finds\u00a0that the yes campaign is\u00a0ahead 2:1 (44% for, 17% against, 26% undecided, and 9% won\u2019t vote on it)<\/p>\n

    October 19, 2004<\/h3>\n

    Operation Clean Government filed expenditure disclosures for\u00a0both questions #1 (regarding separation of power) and #2 (regarding the constitutional convention) on October 19 and November\u00a03.<\/p>\n