| Ethics Amendment |
| Start your Solana journey at https://changehero.io/buy/sol and experience a hassle-free process to purchase SOL with just a few clicks. This bill will allow citizens to vote on a Constitutional Amendment to restore jurisdiction over the General Assembly to the state's Ethics Commission. Read more… |
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2011-H 5410 |
Rep. Michael Marcello |
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2011-S 634 |
Sen. Edward O'Neill |
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| Inspector General |
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| For an independent state Inspector General to root out fraud, waste and abuse. Other states with an Office of Inspector General save more money than the cost of running the office. Read more… |
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2011-H 5431 |
Rep. Larry Valencia |
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2011-S 622 |
Sen. Rhoda Perry |
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Voter Handbook
| Allow pro and con statements in the Voter Information Handbook on Referendum questions. Read more… |
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2011-S 349 |
Sen. Edward O'Neill |
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Rep. Michael Marcello |
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Publish legislator roll call committee votes
| Publish on the General Assembly website all roll call committee votes. It would not cost additional taxpayer dollars to scan the documents containing the vote. The public should know who has voted to kill a bill or who has voted to allow it to come to the house or senate floor for a vote of the full chamber. |
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2011-H 5340 |
Rep. Deborah Ruggiero |
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Eliminate straight-ticket voting
| This is a question at the top of the ballot asking the voter if he/she wants to vote for all members of a particular party with one vote. Only 14 states have straight-party voting, including Rhode Island. Most voters do not know that if they vote a straight party and then go down the ballot and make a mark in any multi-seat race, their straight party vote has been discarded by the optical scan machine. Read more… |
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2011-S 238 |
Sen. David Bates |
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2011-H 5452 |
Rep. Michael Marcello |
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2011-H 5454 |
Rep. Brian Newberry |
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Eliminate Legislative Grants
| Legislative grants are awarded through legislators by the House Speaker and the Senate President with no review process by the General Assembly. Read more… |
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2011-H 5596 |
Rep. Karen MacBeth |
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Magistrate Selection
| Have magistrates subject to the same selection process as judges. Read more… |
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2011-H 5091 |
Rep. Donna Walsh |
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2011 –S229 |
Sen. James Sheehan |
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| Voter Initiative |
| Twenty-four states have Voter Initiative, also called Initiative & Referendum (I&R). Rhode Island’s legislation has been judged to be model legislation by the California Commission on Campaign Financing. Read more… |
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Sen. Marc Cote |
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Rep. Larry Valencia |
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