The Dispute Index

Ken Block

Ken Block is a Rhode Island software entrepreneur and election-data analyst. He founded the Moderate Party of Rhode Island, ran for governor in 2010 and 2014, and wrote the 2024 book Disproven about his review of voter-fraud claims. He is running for governor as an independent in 2026.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Ken Block on 2026 Midterm Elections, Law Enforcement, and License-Plate Surveillance, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Ken Block

Ken Block

Role at the time: 2026 independent candidate for governor of Rhode Island

Mixed or conditional

Statement summary

Ocean State Media quoted Block saying Rhode Island should regulate Flock cameras heavily, as other states have, while repeating that he hates the cameras and wishes the state did not have them.

“We should regulate them pretty heavily, and other states have”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Rhode Island's next governor likely to inherit a fight over Flock camerasSection "The candidates for governor"
Why we used this label

Relative to whether networked license-plate surveillance should exist, Block dislikes the cameras but calls for regulating them heavily rather than removing them, so we labeled it Mixed or conditional. On the remedy ladder this is Guardrails, keep using. It changes the position in his September 30 answer, which named no remedy.

Read statementShould Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?

Ken Block

Role at the time: 2026 independent candidate for governor of Rhode Island

Condemned

Statement summary

Block said he hates Flock cameras, wishes they were not in use and warned that the databases can be hacked.

“These databases can be hacked. I hate Flock cameras, I wish that we didn’t have them.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Gubernatorial forum: Updates from the stage at Roger Williams University"On Flock cameras" entry, posted September 30, 2026 at 6:26 p.m. EDT
Why we used this label

Relative to networked ALPR surveillance, Block condemns the cameras. He names no remedy in this answer, so the tracker records it as criticism without a remedy.

Read statementShould Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?

Ken Block

Role at the time: 2026 candidate for governor of Rhode Island

Mixed or conditional

Statement summary

Block said he opposed ongoing Flock use in Rhode Island and called for strong state regulation if the cameras remain.

“If we're going to have them, they should be strongly regulated by our state”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Block opposes Flock use and calls for strong regulation if it continuesFull interview transcript, question Do you support the ongoing use of flock automated license plate readers in Rhode Island?
Why we used this label

Relative to networked ALPR surveillance, Block combines opposition with a conditional regulatory alternative. The tracker places alternatives on the milder remedy he supports.

Read statementShould Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?

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