{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-132","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-132","heading":"Approval and ratification of Constitution.","body":"No proposed Constitution for the State of New Columbia shall take effect as the Constitution of the State of New Columbia until approved by the Congress of the United States and ratified in a referendum by a majority of the registered qualified electors of the District of Columbia voting thereon.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 1. District of Columbia Government Development.","Subchapter II. Statehood.","Part B. Honoraria Limitations."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-132","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ae379d9d53e3e95b14c2be6e8c3e8c0030fc701e5f107a5dddcf593ce0f48683","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-131","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-135"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}