2020 Rhode Island Question 1

Question 1
Changing the Official Name of the State
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 247,261 53.12%
No 218,175 46.88%
Total votes 465,436 100.00%

Source: Associated Press[1]

Question 1 was a 2020 ballot measure in Rhode Island to change the official name of the state from State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to State of Rhode Island. The proposal passed with 53% of the vote.[2]

  1. ^ "Election Results". Associated Press. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. ^ O'Kane, Caitlin (November 4, 2020). "Rhode Island votes to change state's full name after criticism over slavery connotations". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.