The well-funded coalition of labor and civil liberties groups opposing the calling of a Rhode Island constitutional convention is using the history of Rhode Island’s 1986 convention to make its ...

A convention, by contrast, must be initiated by two-thirds of the states and would inevitably be open-ended: the Constitution, while authorizing such a mode of amendment, sets no limits to what ...

Those who were here for the 1974 Constitutional Convention remember it being a slow process, allowing plenty of input from the people. Dustin Granger is an advocate for a fair convention.

The United States will celebrate its 250th birthday, also known as the Semiquincentennial, on July 4, 2026. This milestone ...

According to a memorandum dated May 6, 2024, by Cherokee Nation's Secretary of State Shella Bowlin, the total approximate cost of the special election, a constitutional convention and a ...

BATON ROUGE–A bill calling for a constitutional convention, a key part of Gov. Jeff Landry’s agenda, passed the House floor in a 75-27 Tuesday after a lengthy debate and various amendments.

How much would a constitutional convention cost? At minimum, a convention is estimated to cost $1.3 million, the cost of holding a special election for 75 delegate seats (one for every state House ...

To begin a constitutional convention May 20, the regular session would need to end ahead of its June 3 mandated date for adjournment. Some lawmakers say their work on consequential issues like ...

A Constitutional Convention, or “Con-Con”, can be requested by two-thirds of the state legislatures. There has only been one such Convention – when the Constitution was written in 1787.