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1855 J. H. Colton Company map of Virginia that predates the West Virginia partition by seven years.. Numerous state partition proposals have been put forward since the 1776 establishment of the United States that would partition an existing U.S. state or states so that a particular region might either join another state or create a new state.
The term "51st state" in American political discourse refers to the idea of adding a new state to the Union, either by granting statehood to one of the U.S. territories, splitting an existing state, admitting another country, or granting statehood to the Washington D.C.
This is a list of proposed state mergers, including both current and historical proposals originating from sovereign states or organizations.The entities listed below differ from separatist movements in that they would form as a merger or union of two or more existing states, territories, colonies or other regions, becoming either a federation, confederation or other type of unified sovereign ...
Pages in category "Proposed states and territories of the United States" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1: New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
Amending the United States Constitution is a two-step process. Proposals to amend it must be properly adopted and ratified before becoming operative. A proposed amendment may be adopted and sent to the states for ratification by either: The United States Congress, whenever a two-thirds majority in both the Senate and the House deem it necessary; or
The potential influx of new voters from these certain demographics could be a boon for Democrats, who tend to score well with voters under 35 and, prior to the Biden-Harris ticket shake-up, were ...
New York 16: George Latimer (D) No Defeated Jamaal Bowman (D) in a primary: Westchester County Executive New York State Senate New York State Assembly Westchester County Board of Legislators: 1953 New York 19: Josh Riley (D) Yes Defeated Marc Molinaro (R) Lawyer 1981 New York 22: John Mannion (D) Yes Defeated Brandon Williams (R) New York State ...