Ballot question
Question 2: $120 million in bonds for affordable housing and homeownership (bond issue)
- On the ballot in
- Rhode Island
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
2. Housing and Homeownership $120,000,000 Approval of this question will allow the State to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and/or temporary notes in an amount not to exceed one hundred and twenty million dollars ($120,000,000) to increase and preserve the availability of affordable and accessible housing to meet the needs of all Rhode Islanders and support community revitalization through the redevelopment of existing structures, new construction, property acquisition, and infrastructure improvements. Of this amount, at least twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be allocated towards increasing production of housing intended for homeownership and up to ten million dollars ($10,000,000) may be used to support a program for public housing development.
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote authorizes up to $120 million in state general obligation bonds for affordable and accessible housing, with at least $25 million for housing intended for homeownership.
A “No” vote means
A no vote does not authorize these housing bonds.
Question text is the project wording of the proposition in Section 1 of Article 5 of the enacted FY 2027 budget (H 7127 Sub A as amended). The Secretary of State prepares the ballot labels (Article 5, Section 2); none were posted on vote.sos.ri.gov or elections.ri.gov as of 2026-09-29 — check against the sample ballot. The proposition as a whole asks: Shall the action of the general assembly, by an act passed at the January 2026 session, authorizing the issuance of bonds, refunding bonds, and temporary notes of the State of Rhode Island for the capital projects and in the amount with respect to each such project listed below be approved, and the issuance of bonds, refunding bonds, and/or temporary notes authorized in accordance with the provisions of said act? Each project is approved or rejected separately.
Sources
- 2026 -- H 7127 Substitute A as amended (FY 2027 appropriations act), Article 5: Relating to Capital Development Program · Rhode Island General Assembly
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