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- ↑ "Idaho State Legislature - Idaho's Citizen Legislature". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Section 11: Citizen Lawmaking | North Dakota Studies". www.ndstudies.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ↑ Oregon State Legislature Archived January 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Utah Constitution - Article VI, Section 16 - Duration of sessions.
- ↑ Citizen's Guide to the Legislature
- ↑ "The Federalist #62". www.constitution.org. Archived from the original on 2000-04-16.
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