An automatic ballot referral (or compulsory referral) is a type of referendum that is legally required to automatically be placed on a ballot. In the United States, many states have laws in their constitution requiring a question to hold a constitutional convention to appear before the voters after a scheduled amount of time.
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Constitutional Convention In the United States, fourteen states' constitutions state that they must give voters a chance to decide if they want to amend the constitution at set times. StateUpcoming year of voteYears between votePercent voted yes at last voteAlaska2022Gorden, Harrison. "Alaska's Constitution." (n.d.): n. pag. Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency. Web. 24 Dec. 2016.1032.3Connecticut20282040.1Hawaii 20281023.7Iowa20201032.8Illinois20282032.6Maryland20302048.1Michigan20261633.4Missouri 20222034.7Montana 20302041.5New Hampshire20221035.9New York20372016Ohio20322031.7Oklahoma20302023.7Rhode Island20241044.9
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