The Present Day
2006 Right to Vote Amendment
“Rhode Island Voters Ease Felon Voting Restrictions.” ProCon.org.
The results of the passed 2006 amendment with a link to the text.
Electoral College
The website of a group advocating a way of reflecting the popular vote outcome through the existing Electoral College method.
Mental Disability and Voting Rights
Belluck, Pam. “States Face Decisions on Who Is Mentally Fit to Vote.” New York Times. June 19, 2007.
A discussion of voting rights – and understanding the law surrounding them – for mentally disabled citizens in Rhode Island and around the nation.
Scharfenburg, David. “Elections board won’t take away men’s vote.” Providence Journal. May 29, 2008.
A report on the outcome of the case referred to in the June 19, 2007 New York Times article in Rhode Island, in which two men declared legally insane had their voting rights at stake. The men won.
