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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]
- ^ "Election Results". Associated Press. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ 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.