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On the other hand, a number of seceding states did go that extra step to confirm the decisions of their secession conventions by putting the question to their electorates. Thus, those particular secessions were on firmer ground as being the will of the electorate than the ratifications of the US Constitution.

Interestingly enough at least two states were admitted as states to the confederacy before the votes were held. I guess that the electorate's opinions weren't all that important after all.

For a third state, North Carolina, the confederate congress had voted to admit it before the legislature even voted on secession.

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Kind of like the Articles of Confederation? Canada was admitted to the US if they agreed to the Articles.