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Connecticut Constitutional History

This guide will provide information about how to research Connecticut's constitutional history.

Constitution of 1965

Constitution of the State of Connecticut. 1965
The Constitution of 1965 and its subsequent amendments comprise the current Connecticut Constititution.

Constitutional Convention Resources

Journal of the Constitutional Convention of Connecticut, 1965
Call Number: KFC4001 1965 .A21 1965
Publication Date: 1965
Also available online
Resumé of the proposals passed by the Constitutional Convention of 1965
Call Number: KFC4001 1965 .A2848 1965
Publication Date: 1965
Constitutional Convention record index by subject matter
Call Number: KFC4001 1965 .A229 1965
Publication Date: 1965
Appendix / State of Connecticut, Constitutional Convention
Call Number: KFC4001 1965 .A15 1965
Publication Date: 1965
Convention resolution / State of Connecticut
Call Number: KFC4001 1965 .A15 1965
Publication Date: 1965
Proposed revised constitution for the State of Connecticut : with marginal notes
Call Number: KFC4001 1965 .A255 1965
Publication Date: 1965
List of resolutions to be read into the records of the Convention ... and referred to the Committees indicated
Call Number: KFC4001 1965 .A15 1965
Publication Date: 1965
Proceedings: July 1st, 1965 to October 28th, 1965 / The Third Constitutional Convention of the State of Connecticut
Call Number: KFC4001 1965 .A22 1966
Publication Date: 1966

Library Resources

The Connecticut constitution, 1965-2008 : legislative history of amendments
Call Number: Conn Doc St292Le coco 2009
Publication Date: 2009
A finding aid for legislative history related to constitutional amendments from 1965 through 2008.
The Connecticut State Constitution by Wesley W. Horton
Call Number: KFC4001 1965.A6 H67 2012
ISBN: 9780199890743
Publication Date: 2012
The Connecticut State Constitution is the only comprehensive analysis of the Connecticut Constitution and its individual provisions. Wesley W. Horton presents a comprehensive overview of Connecticut's constitutional historical development from 1635 to the present - spanning 375 years of constitutional history - and discusses cases of particular importance.

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