Links

The Constitution of the United States:- some of these versions of the Constitution have been annotated (explained), some have had the spelling, capitalization and punctuation modernized.

The Constitution of the United States (at the Library of Congress)

The Constitution of the United States (at the US Senate)

The Constitution of the Unted States (at the US Congress - appears to be the original text - annotated)

The Constitution of the United States (at the Constitution Center - I believe the spelling has been modernized in this version)

The Constitution of the United States (original text from the GPO (government printing office), at the University of Pennsylvania web site - with all the original spellings, capitalization, etc.)

Founding Documents - (at the National Archives) includes most of the important documents

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State Constitutions:

Alabama        Alaska        Arizona        Arkansas        California        Colorado        Connecticut        Delaware       Florida        Georgia        Hawaii          Idaho                Illinois            Indiana               Iowa              Kansas        Kentucky     Louisiana      Maine               Maryland        Massachusetts        Michigan       Minnesota   Mississippi  Missouri       Montana            Nebraska        Nevada               New Hampshire                New Jersey                        New Mexico                            New York        North Carolina                  North Dakota                    Ohio                   Oklahoma      Oregon    Pennsylvania                    Rhode Island                      South Carolina                        South Dakota        Tennessee      Texas          Utah             Vermont        Virginia             Washington    West Virginia        Wisconsin      Wyoming  

NOTES:

• The links above are to the actual text of each State's Constitution and each State's web site was visited and a search was done on each site to find their Constitution.  Each State's web site was arranged differently and where the text of the State's Constitution could be found varied a great deal.  Each person visiting a State web site, looking for the Constitution, will use different search words and paths, so it's difficult to evaluate how accessible each State's Constitution is.  However, since a Constitution defines the documents the establishment and function of a State, one would think it would be easily and prominently available.  In some cases, it was necessary to leave the official state site.  In some cases, the reason for that is that the official site is designed to assist residents in finding state services, not for political or reference purposes.  Most State Constitutions were found somewhere in their Legislative branches which are not always designed as part of the official State web site. The Constitution of the State of Maine was the easiest to find, with 3 clicks.  Missouri's Constitution was almost that easy to find.  It appeared, at first, that Massachusetts had a ready link on the font page of the State's web site but following that link lead to a page where the text could not be found.  That's the result of poor web design and poor oversight of that function.  Some State's use a web service, like FindLaw, to house their Constitution.
• Unable to readily find the Arkansas State Constitution on the State's web site.  Unclear what the web site is that has their constitution.  Amendments are not clearly dated on that web site.
• It appears that several States have, perhaps, rewritten their Constitutions.  It is, in my opinion, an enormous mistake to do so.  A Constitution, like a Board's Bylaws, is a basic framework defining the purpose and functions of a political entity; it is the basis of the formation of a body of laws and regulations that provide a livable society, community and environment for the citizenry.  While I myself have, in frustration, felt compelled to rewrite the federal Constitution, I have seen the dangers in doing so because of the potential political pressures of one faction over another.  It is a much better practice to amend a Constitution, perhaps in clearer and better ways, but nonetheless, leaving the intent and difficult work of men who had aspirations of doing their best.