Is holding an R.I. constitutional convention a danger?

Jacquelyn Voghel

08/02/2024

0802hott — RHODE ISLAND VOTERS WILL be asked in November whether a constitution convention should be convened to discuss changes to the state's governing document. There's an organized effort against approving the convention. / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

As Rhode Island undertakes its once-a-decade tradition of deliberating whether the state should hold a constitutional convention, a unified opposition and scattered proponents have emerged prior to a November ballot measure. The state convention – which the Rhode Island Constitution itself says must be considered every 10 years – hasn’t been held in the Ocean

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