{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-121","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-121","heading":"Purpose.","body":"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.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 1. District of Columbia Government Development.","Subchapter II. Statehood.","Part A. Constitutional Convention Initiative.","Subpart 1. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-121","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"cc510e91ffacab5cc1e1b4e02952c4ab99c9087f1aee6d3bc2e2c1c020cfb110","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-109","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}