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Page iii State Constitutions of the United States Robert L. Maddex

Page iv Copyright 1998 Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1414 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Produced by Archetype Press, Inc. Washington, D.C. Project Director: Diane Maddex Editor: Gretchen Smith Mui Editorial Assistant: John Hovanec Designer: Robert L. Wiser Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Maddex, Robert L. State constitutions of the United States / Robert L. Maddex p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56802-373-1 1. Constitutional lawUnited StatesStates. 2. ConstitutionsUnited States States. I. Title. KF4530.M33 1998 342'.02dc21 98-36835 CIP r98 Printed in the United States of America Cover: The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (163839), a colonial document that is believed to be the world's first written constitution. [Photograph by John Wareham; courtesy Museum of Connecticut History, Connecticut State Library] Robert L. Maddex is the author of Constitutions of the World and The Illustrated Dictionary of Constitutional Concepts, both published by Congressional Quarterly Books. An attorney in the Washington, D.C., area, he has served as chief counsel of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States and as an adviser on constitutional issues.

Page v Contents Preface vii Introduction xi State Government Structure xxiv State Constitutions and Amendments xxx New State Rights and Special Provisions xxxvi State Constitutions of the United States Alabama 1 Alaska 8 Arizona 16 Arkansas 25 California 35 Colorado 44 Connecticut 54 Delaware 62 Florida 71 Georgia 80 Hawaii 89 Idaho 98 Illinois 107 Indiana 117 Iowa 125 Kansas 134 Kentucky 143

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