A Citizen’s Guide to a Modern Constitutional Convention Now Available

November 12, 2009: “Constitutions are important. They are contracts specifying the terms and conditions by which we the people permit our elected and appointed officials to govern us. They are the blueprints for our great and unique experiment in self-government.”

Over recent years there have been increasing calls – both inside and outside the capitol – for a state constitutional convention. In response, the Common Cause Education Fund in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention Commission (comprised of Common Cause/PA, the Commonwealth Foundation, Democracy Rising/PA and the League of Women Voters of PA Education Fund) has issued a new report exploring the history of constitutional conventions in the Keystone State, modern political thought on constitutional conventions, convention logistics, new opportunities for conventions in an era of modern communication technology, and observations about reforms.

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Click here to download the full report.