Rhode Island Higher Education Facilities Bond Measure
Rhode Island
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 1,101,801 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,101,801 ÷ 1,101,801) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in RI (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Public Education Quality
Authorizes Rhode Island to borrow $275 million in general obligation bonds — money the state borrows and pays back over time — for public college buildings: a new integrated health building at the University of Rhode Island, a workforce innovation center at the Community College of Rhode Island's Warwick campus, and a student success and career readiness center at Rhode Island College.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
A yes vote lets the state borrow $275 million to build the three campus buildings at URI, CCRI Warwick, and Rhode Island College.
A NO vote means
A no vote rejects the borrowing, and the three campus building projects would not get this bond funding.
Source: news.ballotpedia.org
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