A. Admission to Statehood

Only Territories may be admitted as new States into the Union. A Territory may become a State only if all the following conditions are met:

1. A three-fourths (¾) majority of votes cast in a lawful Territory-wide referendum approve Statehood;

2. The Territory’s population exceeds 500,000 Persons; and

3. Congress affirms the admission by a simple majority vote within ten (10) days of receiving the certified referendum result. If Congress does not act within that time, admission shall be presumed and take effect automatically.

A State cannot lose its status and be reduced to a Territory solely due to a population decline.