The Evolution of Constitutional Adoption and Amendment Processes in the American States

• In Event: Voting on Constitutional Change in the States

Brief Overview

This paper discusses the evolution of state constitutional amendment processes throughout American history and explores how these processes diffused across the states.

Authors

• Keith E. Hamm, Rice University

• Nancy Martorano Miller, University of Dayton

• Maria Paula Aroca, Rice University

• Ronald Hedlund, Northeastern University