Adoption of the Constitution of Rhode Island, People's Ticket

1776 – 1841 People’s Ticket – In 1841, after many years of failed attempts of partitioning the General Assembly to establish a written state constitution and remove strict voter qualification requirements, a reformed minded populace lead by reformer Thomas Wilson Dorr held its own constitutional convention and framed a new constitution. This ticket is the ballot used in statewide voting on December 27, 28, 29, 1841. The new constitution was approved by a vote of 13,895 ‘for’ and 52 ‘against’. The establishment of this extra-legal constitution helped pave the way for what was to become known in 1842 as the Dorr Rebellion. from an uncut sheet of 6 ballots 32.2 cm X 19.5 cm