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Arizona State Constitution 1910

Admitted to the Union in 1912, Arizona is still operating under its original constitution. Although this charter has been modified by 151 amendments since statehood, it has not undergone fundamental revision. The organization, structure, and most of the substance of the original version having endured, an examination of Arizona’s constitutional history properly concentrates on the activities of the 1910 Constitutional Convention.  

Our partners in modelling the Arizona State Constitution are Artis International and Arizona State University, where Sean Beienberg and Aaron Kushner at the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership are taking the lead. The project also has the full backing of the state legislature.

The modelling of the Arizona Constitution began in 2019 and is yet to be completed and made public. However, in the clip below, Aaron Kushner, speaking on Arizona’s 108th birthday, introduces some of the themes that make this particular project so interesting.