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The last con-con in Maryland proposed a number of worthwhile constitutional reforms, and although voters rejected the complete package of constitutional changes it proposed, they have in the ensuing years adopted piecemeal a number of its better proposals.
J.H. Snider: A Historic Year for State Con-Cons J.H. Snider 2010
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This popular ignorance has made it easy for misinformation about con-cons to spread, especially during the last few days before a con-con election when there is virtually no accountability for what is said.
J.H. Snider: A Historic Year for State Con-Cons J.H. Snider 2010
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The fourth state, Michigan, has a con-con scheduled for every 16 years, leading to an 80 year cycle when its referendum coincides with the other three.
J.H. Snider: A Historic Year for State Con-Cons J.H. Snider 2010
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State voters decide whether to have a con-con, elect the delegates, and ratify or reject the con-con's proposals.
J.H. Snider: A Historic Year for State Con-Cons J.H. Snider 2010
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As a result, the vast majority of living Americans, including reporters, haven't witnessed a con-con in their adult life.
J.H. Snider: A Historic Year for State Con-Cons J.H. Snider 2010
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The key point is that even if a con-con makes only a slight improvement in the quality of state democracy, the payback can dwarf the cost.
J.H. Snider: A Historic Year for State Con-Cons J.H. Snider 2010
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The next time four con-con referendums are expected to be on the ballot at the same time is in 2090.
J.H. Snider: A Historic Year for State Con-Cons J.H. Snider 2010
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When Montana revised its constution in 1972 as a result of a con-con, it included an automatic con-con referendum provision with a 20-year cycle beginning in 1990.
J.H. Snider: A Historic Year for State Con-Cons J.H. Snider 2010
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Nothing a con-con could propose could supersede the rights protected in the U.S. Constitution.
J.H. Snider: A Historic Year for State Con-Cons J.H. Snider 2010
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But over time such patches tend to make constitutions incoherent and unreadable; they are no substitute for the type of careful review that a con-con can provide.
J.H. Snider: A Historic Year for State Con-Cons J.H. Snider 2010
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