Asking Congress to call a limited convention, authorized under Article V of the United States Constitution, for the purpose of proposing a free and fair elections amendment to that Constitution.
Washington State's HJM 4011 is a joint memorial requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. It seeks to propose an amendment addressing concerns about campaign finance influence, specifically following the *Citizens United* Supreme Court decision (2010), which removed limits on independent political spending. The memorial asks Congress to convene the convention once two-thirds of states have similarly applied, and specifies that Washington’s delegates should be selected from state/local officeholders (not current/federal officials). This is a procedural request, not a policy change, aimed at initiating a state-led effort to amend the Constitution.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Jan 14, 2026
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