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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: constitutional amendment

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According to Colmenares, it would be hard to sell to the public any constitutional amendment that would entail removal or the stretching of term limits.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1721699/were-ok-with-constitutional-amendment-if-its-not-about-term-extension

A constitutional amendment asking voters to change the state Constitution to guarantee equal rights regardless of gender had cleared the Senate but not the House.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/minnesota-legislature-to-pass-infrastructure-package-end-consequential-2023-session-nursing-homes/600276931/

Along with changing the threshold for approval from a simple majority to a three-fifths majority, the new resolution would also change the requirements for signature gathering to even put a constitutional amendment issue on the ballot.

Source: https://woub.org/2023/01/12/voting-rights-groups-oppose-reintroduced-resolution-to-make-it-harder-to-change-the-constitution/

And if our documents and records are changed from Afikpo South to Edda LGA in that constitutional amendment, it means Edda is going to become a household name in Ebonyi, in the South-East geo-political zone and in Nigeria.

Source: https://punchng.com/ebonyi-community-leader-lauds-buhari-over-lg-name-change/

As a constitutional amendment, Nevada’s proposal would need to pass both houses this session and in 2025.

Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-nevada-would-lose-in-electoral-college-opt-out-2773864/

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- The Texas House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to create a constitutional amendment legalizing wagering on certain sporting events.

Source: https://abc13.com/is-gambling-legal-in-texas-online-sports-betting-hjr-102-hb-1942/13235792/

Before that, the House expelled a member in 1980 for soliciting a bribe and six members in 1866 six members for trying to block the adoption of a constitutional amendment granting citizenship to formerly enslaved people.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/illegal-tennessee-house-republicans-expelling-two-black-democrats-violates-first-amendment-says-former-u-s-attorney/

Bryan said he hopes his proposed constitutional amendment will get more states thinking about restoring voting rights to everyone.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/17/california-voting-rights-felons-prisons-criminal-justice

Commercial real estate interests, meanwhile, are part of a coalition, led by the California Business Roundtable, to pass a new constitutional amendment that would require voter approval of any new state and local taxes or tax-like fees.

Source: http://capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/walters-californias-2024-ballot-measures-will-revive-familiar-ideological-battles/

Garma in 2022 — Yunupingu’s last, as we now know — was perfectly timed for Albanese to present his first draft of a constitutional amendment.

Source: https://insidestory.org.au/the-translator/

HJR 125 “The constitutional amendment creating the broadband infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband access and assist in the financing of connectivity projects.”

Source: https://saladovillagevoice.com/sisd-voters-approve-both-bonds-texas-says-yes-to-13/

If Yost certifies the issue, the Ohio Ballot Board must schedule a hearing to determine that the language contains only one constitutional amendment.

Source: https://woub.org/2023/02/21/legal-abortion-backers-take-the-first-step-to-put-reproductive-rights-amendment-on-ohios-fall-2023-ballot/

In reality, the measure, which is still in committee, would all but trash citizen-initiated constitutional amendment rights Ohioans have enjoyed since 1912.

Source: https://www.urbanacitizen.com/2023/04/10/april-10-2023-this-weeks-editorials-from-ohio-newspapers/

I urge Congress to propose a constitutional amendment that would require young Americans to earn the right to vote by fulfilling a civic-duty requirement.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/4835bba34f7acd65?ref=ff

Making this proposal law would require a constitutional amendment, since the Constitution currently mandates voting for 18-year-olds.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-proposal-to-raise-voting-age-to-25-wont-stop-there/

New Mexico, where voters in 2022 approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing access to child care, to anyone making up to 400% of the federal poverty level (that’s $120,000 a year for a family of four).

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/06/25/vermonts-new-child-care-law-makes-the-state-a-national-leader-but-falls-short-of-the-movements-goals/

On November 7, voters in Ohio passed a state constitutional amendment enshrining abortion up to birth.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/gregbyrnes/2023/11/10/is-ohio-on-the-eve-of-self-destruction-or-will-it-change-course-in-time-n4923788

On Saturday, the Maryland House gave final passage to that creates licensing regulations and tax rates needed to open a recreational marijuana market on July 1, after voters approved a constitutional amendment in November.

Source: https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/2023/04/10/maryland-lawmakers-work-toward-midnight-session-end.html

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized the parties for declining to hold talks with the ruling Justice and Development Party () to discuss a constitutional amendment package on the use of and the protection of the family institution.

Source: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/erdogan-slams-opposition-for-not-backing-headscarf-bill-180165

Republicans in the Ohio House and Senate are considering bills that would require a 60% supermajority at the ballot box, up from the current 50% plus one vote simple majority, to pass a state constitutional amendment.

Source: https://www.limaohio.com/news/2023/04/01/gun-rights-advocates-emerge-in-favor-of-making-it-harder-to-amend-ohio-constitution/