What other states have done

Virginia: Simplification is better
By Gene Owens
System grants cities their independence and reduces the number of municipalities in the state

Learning from Maryland’s mistakes
By David Thomasson
Only 13 percent of Maryland voters cast ballots concerning a proposed constitutional convention

Coloradans can take law into their own hands
By Gene Owens
State has long had home rule, with an initiativeandreferendum system viewed there as having both positive and negative aspects

Assembly provided draft with teeth
By David Thomasson
Virginia went to the legislature to produce a document with several options for voters

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