B. Secession

In keeping with the principles of Consent of the Governed and political stability, a State may secede from the Union, but only if a three-fourths (¾) majority of votes cast in a lawful Statewide referendum approve secession. If such a referendum succeeds, the secession shall take effect on the first day of January of the first calendar year that is at least one hundred (100) days after the vote. The seceding state does not have a right to any federally owned assets.

Any seceding State that later wishes to return to the Union may only do so as a Territory. Readmission requires a two-thirds (2/3) majority in both chambers of Congress in assent. Once readmitted, the new Territory may not hold a referendum on Statehood for at least ten (10) years after the date of readmission.