The Joint Resolution proposes an amendment to the Rhode Island Constitution regarding suffrage, specifically aimed at updating Article II, Sections 1 and 2. The amendment seeks to eliminate the existing thirty-day residency requirement for voters, allowing any citizen of the United States aged eighteen or older who is a resident of the state to vote, provided they are registered by or on election day.

Additionally, it stipulates that no person shall be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy who has not been a qualified elector in Rhode Island for at least thirty days. The amendment also provides for shorter state and local residency and registration requirements to vote for all offices to be elected and on all questions submitted to the electors.

The General Assembly will establish laws for the nomination of candidates and create a uniform system for permanent voter registration. The resolution calls for the proposed amendment to be submitted to the state's electors for approval during the next statewide general election, with the Secretary of State responsible for publishing the amendment in local newspapers prior to the election.