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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Bulletin No. 1. The Procedure and Problems of the Constitutional
Convention.
PAGE.
I.
WORK IN PREPARATION FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN-
TION
II.
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SCOPE OF A STATE CONSTITUTION..
III. PROBLEMS OF DRAFTMANSHIP.....
The use of language which may be given a more ex-
tended meaning than was intended.....
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Similar clauses used in several parts of the constitution..17
Language permitting or leading to technical constructions 19
Other types of difficulties with respect to draftmanship...21
IV. PROCEDURE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Development of the departments of government..
Limitations upon legislative power...
Popular share in legislation...
VI. STATE CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1900...
Popular participation in government.
The executive department.
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CONTENTS-Continued.
Bulletin No. 2. The Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
Relationship between Initiative and Referendum..
Recall of Judicial Decisions
Recall of Public Officers
INSTITUTIONS IN ILLINOIS.
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IV.
OUTLINE OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM IN OTHER STATES..
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V. DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM 84
Types of the Initiative.
Draftsmanship ...
Conflicting or Competing Measures.
Emergency Measures
Limitations upon the use of the Referendum
Limitations upon the use of the Initiative
Use of the Initiative for constitutional changes...
Use of the Referendum upon federal questions..
Legislative submission of measures to the Referendum
Petitions under the Initiative and Referendum...
Titles ...
Publicity of measures..
Popular votes upon initiated and referred measures..
Amendment and repeal of measures approved by the
people
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Use of the Initiative and Referendum..
101
Elections at which a large number of measures have
been submitted..
103
Effect of the Initiative and Referendum upon the Gov- ernor's veto power....
VI. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS....
(b) Legislative Initiative as compared with popular
Initiative
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(c) Relationship between optional and compulsory ref-
erendum
Relationship between the 'Initiative and the Referen-
dum and the regular legislature..
114
Relation between the Initiative and the Referendum
and the constitution. . . . . .
115
Limitation of measures to be submitted to popular vote 116
Comments upon Initiative and Referendum provisions
in the constitutions. . . . .
VIII. RECALL OF JUDICIAL DECISIONS.
. 117
IX. RECALL OF OFFICERS.
APPENDIX NO. 1. References
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APPENDIX No. 2. Text of Initiative and Referendum provisions 124
(1) Utah
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(2) Oregon, constitutional amendments, statutes..
(10) Combination of Wisconsin and Illinois plans..... 157
APPENDIX NO. 3. Text of Public Policy Questions in Illinois
on the Initiative and Referendum...
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APPENDIX No. 4. Illinois Public Policy Law....
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APPENDIX No. 5. Text of California Recall Provisions....... 162
CONTENTS—Continued.
Bulletin No. 3. The Amending Article of the Constitution.
Amending clause of the constitution of 1870.
Limitations upon the proposal of amendments...
Legislative proposal of amendments. . . . .
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Popular vote required for the adoption of amendments...177
Constitutional convention under the constitution of 1870.179
Relation between two methods of constitutional alteration 179
Use of the amending clause in Illinois since 1870. ......180
Suggested changes in details of present amending clause. 181
III. AMENDING METHODS IN OTHER STATES...
...183
Limitations upon submission of constitutional amendments. 185
Legislative action in submitting constitutional amendments. 186
Proposal by popular initiative...
..187
Popular vote required for the adoption of amendments....188
IV REVISION OF CONSTITUTION THROUGH CONVENTION......
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V. ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS.
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