Rhode Island 1986 ballot measures

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Twenty-five statewide ballot questions were on the November 4, 1986 ballot in the state of Rhode Island.

On the ballot

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional language	Deletes annulled sections and reorders amendments.	a
CRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	Sets a mandatory retirement age, establishes an independent commission for appointing judges and bars the state Supreme Court from issuing advisory opinions.	a
CRCA	Amendment 3	State legislatures	Sets legislative pay at the same level as manufacturing workers and mileage compensation at the same rate as federal employees.	a
CRCA	Amendment 4	State executive officials	Sets executive and legislative terms at four years and allows recalls.	a
CRCA	Amendment 5	Direct democracy	Allows voter petitions for the ballot.	d
CRCA	Amendment 6	Government accountability	Sets standards for impeachments, compels the legislature to adopt campaign finance limits and forms an ethics commission and a public campaign fund.	a
CRCA	Amendment 7	State executive officials	Compels the governor to present a yearly budget and places the speaker of the House second in gubernatorial succession behind the lieutenant governor.	a
CRCA	Amendment 8	Constitutional rights	Adds civil rights protections and prevents state-based discrimination of the basis of race, gender or handicap.	a
CRCA	Amendment 9	Environment	Defines rights of fishery and shore privileges.	a
CRCA	Amendment 10	Bond issues	Bans felons from voting for three years after completing their sentences and allows them to vote after the same time period.	d
CRCA	Amendment 11	History, culture and the arts	Compels the legislature to promote public libraries.	a
CRCA	Amendment 12	Constitutional rights	Allows courts to deny bail in controlled substance cases with a sentence of 10 years or more in prison.	a
CRCA	Amendment 13	County and municipal governance	Grants municipalities greater power over local affairs.	d
CRCA	Amendment 14	Abortion	Makes abortion illegal except to save a woman's life and prohibits the use of public funds to pay for abortions.	d
LBM	Bond Proposal 1	Bond issues	Authorizes $35 million in bonds for the Clean Water Act Environmental Trust Fund.	a
LBM	Bond Proposal 2	Bond issues	Authorizes $17.2 million in bonds for the Blackstone Valley District Commission.	d
LBM	Bond Proposal 3	Bond issues	Authorizes $13.6 million in bonds for ground water supplies, water transmission and studies for the Big River Reservoir Project.	a
LBM	Bond Proposal 4	Bond issues	Authorizes $22 million for capital development, ports, recreation facilities and agricultural preservation.	a
LBM	Bond Proposal 5	Bond issues	Authorizes $11.69 million in bonds for health facilities.	a
LBM	Bond Proposal 6	Bond issues	Authorizes $2.6 million in bonds for day activity facilities for the physically disabled.	a
LBM	Bond Proposal 7	Bond issues	Authorizes $6.5 million in bonds for group facilities for mentally ill children, a maximum security facility and Training School facilities.	a
LBM	Bond Proposal 8	Bond issues	Authorizes $2 million in bonds for hazardous waste reduction, recycling and treatment technologies.	a
LBM	Bond Proposal 9	Bond issues	Authorizes $8.7 million in bonds for an oceanographic/atmospheric laboratory and a fieldhouse at the University of Rhode Island.	d
LBM	Bond Proposal 10	Bond issues	Authorizes $57.49 million in bonds for transportation capital	d
LRSS	Question 23	Bond issues	Insures mortgage payments on used machinery and equipment.	a

See also

• 1986 ballot measures
• List of Rhode Island ballot measures
• Rhode Island Legislature
• List of ballot measures by state

External links

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, "Referenda Elections for Rhode Island"
• National Conference of State Legislatures Ballot Measure Database
• Campaign Disclosure Project