Laws governing ballot measures in Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments, legislatively referred state statutes, legislatively referred bond measures, and legislatively referred constitutional convention questions. Referred amendments, statutes, bond measures, and constitutional convention questions require a simple majority vote from each chamber during one legislative session. Statutes and bond measures require the signature of the governor to appear on the ballot.

The Rhode Island Constitution requires that a constitutional convention question appear on the ballot at least once every 10 years.

Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:

• Laws governing recall in Rhode Island
• Amending the Rhode Island Constitution
• Laws governing local ballot measures in Rhode Island
• Signature requirements for ballot measures in Rhode Island
• Campaign finance requirements for Rhode Island ballot measures

See also

• Laws governing ballot measures
• Types of ballot measures in Rhode Island
• List of Rhode Island ballot measures