Often, yes--but not always. Direct voter ratification is provided for in the State Constitution of Florida, for instance.
Georgia
Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution and become a state.
Delaware was the first state to approve the US Constitution.
Delaware was the first state to ratify the US Constitution.
Because the terms of the Draft Constitution required it.
Virginia
rhode island
Pennsylvania =D
Yes Maryland approved the Constitution. It was the seventh state to ratify the Constitution.
Delaware
Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution on December 17, 1787. That is why the state motto is "The First State"
Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution on December 17, 1787. That is why the state motto is "The First State"