Rhode Island Question 2, Restoration of Voting Rights Act (2006)

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Rhode Island Question 2, also known as the Elections -- Restoration of Voting Rights Act was on the November 7, 2006 election ballot in Rhode Island, where it was approved.[1]

Election results[edit]

Question 1
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 191,877 51.54%
No180,39448.46%

Text of measure[edit]

The language that appeared on the ballot:

Approval of the amendment to the Rhode Island Constitution will provide that no person who is incarcerated in a correctional facility upon a felony conviction shall be permitted to vote until such person is discharged from the facility, at which point that person's right to vote shall be restored.

Campaign finance[edit]

Donors to the campaign for the measure:[2]

  • Family Life Advocacy Center: $347,464
  • Total: $347,464

See also[edit]

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