District of Columbia Statutes
§ 1-121 — Purpose.
District of Columbia § 1-121
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 1Government Organization.
Ch. 1District of Columbia Government Development.
Subch. IIStatehood.
Part AConstitutional Convention Initiative.
Subpart 1General.
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D.C. Code § 1-121 (2026).
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The purpose of this initiative is to propose to the registered qualified electors of the District of Columbia the question of calling a statehood constitutional convention for the purpose of forming a constitution and otherwise providing a process for a major portion of the territory now known as the District of Columbia to be admitted in the Union as a state on equal footing with the other states. The acts of the convention shall be submitted for ratification by the people, as provided for in this initiative.
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Related
In Re Prosecution of Crawley
978 A.2d 608 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2009)
Legislative History
Mar. 10, 1981, D.C. Law 3-171, § 2, 27 DCR 4732; Oct. 8, 1981, D.C. Law 4-35, § 2(a), 28 DCR 3376
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