Revision Efforts in Other States

Florida is not the only state undergoing the constitution revision process. Five other states, including Alaska, Arkansas, California, New York, and Utah, are in the process of considering recommendations from commissions relating to revisions to their constitutions. It is interesting to note, however, that of the other states considering changes to their constitutions, none have a constitutionally-created revision commission. In addition, none of those states' commissions have the authority to place recommendations directly on the ballot for consideration by the electorate.

STATE
  Commission Name
  Method of Creation
   Membership
   Funding
   Purpose
   Alaska
  Constitutional Revision Task Force
   Legislative
   5 members
   
  To study alternatives to current methods

  of revising the constitution.

   Arkansas
  Governor's Task Force For a New Constitution
  Executive Order 
  31 members 
  $100,000 
  To prepare for a constitutional convention.
   California

   California Constitutional Revision

  Commission
   Legislative
  23 members 

   $1.148 million
   To study and make recommendations to

  the legislature for amendments.
   New York
  Temporary State Commission on Constitutional

  Revision
   Executive Order
   18 members
   
   To develop broad agenda on constitutional

  issues and to determine citizens' views on constitutional change.
   Utah
   Utah Constitutional Revision Commission
   Legislative
   16 members
   $1.023 million
  Study constitution and recommend changes.

Source: The Book of States (1995-1996)

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