Tag: rhode island
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Voters in Rhode Island will decide on four bond measures at the general election
Voters in Rhode Island will decide on four bond measures at the general election on Nov. 5, 2024. The bond measures were included in the state budget bill, House Bill 7225 (HB 7225), as a provision of Article 5. Each article was approved separately by the House and Senate. To put a legislatively referred bond…
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Rhode Island enacts a readability requirement, an eighth-grade reading level, for ballot measure questions
In Rhode Island, a new law requires that ballot measure questions be written in plain language and reasonably calculated to be understood by those with an eighth-grade reading level. The bill was passed unanimously by the state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Daniel McKee (D) on June 4, 2024. Currently, five measures have…
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Rhode Island House of Representatives advances bills to amend LEOBOR
The Rhode Island House of Representatives on May 9, 2024, voted 58-14 with bipartisan support to pass two bills aimed at amending the state’s Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights (LEOBOR). LEOBORs are a set of legal provisions that establish the due process rights of police officers during internal misconduct investigations. LEOBORs are enacted as…
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Gabe Amo wins Democratic special primary for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District
Gabe Amo defeated 10 candidates in the Democratic special primary for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District on Sept. 5. Amo received 32.1% of the vote. Only two other candidates received more than 10% of the vote: Aaron Regunberg with 24.8% and Sandra Cano with 14%. Amo advanced to the general election on Nov. 7, 2023.…
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State legislative primaries were most competitive in 2022 out of past four election cycles
Primaries for state legislative incumbents in states with trifectas have become more competitive since 2016. A trifecta happens when one political party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. In 2016, the percentage of state legislative incumbents facing a primary challenger was 20.6%. In 2018, it was 21.9%, and in…
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Twelve candidates running in special Democratic primary for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District
Twelve candidates are running in the Sept. 5, 2023, Democratic special primary for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District. The candidate with the most votes will advance to the Nov. 7, 2023, general election to fill the seat previously held by Rep. David Cicilline (D). Cicilline resigned from the House on June 1, 2023. The field…
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Seth Magaziner (D) defeated Allan Fung (R) and Bill Gilbert (I) in the general election to represent Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District
Seth Magaziner (D) defeated Allan Fung (R) and Bill Gilbert (I) in the general election to represent Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Jim Langevin (D) announced on January 18, 2022, that he would not seek reelection after eleven consecutive terms in office, creating an…
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All candidates for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 7 — incumbent David Morales (D) and Christopher Ireland (I) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of…
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All candidates for Attorney General of Rhode Island complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Attorney General of Rhode Island— incumbent Peter Neronha (D) and Charles Calenda (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. This is one of 30…
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Rhode Island voters to decide three bond measures totaling $400 million in November
On Nov. 8, voters in Rhode Island will be deciding on three bond measures totaling $400 million. Question 1 would issue $100 million in bonds for the University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus' marine discipline education and research needs. The University of Rhode Island is leading the Vote Yes on 1 campaign in support…