Also, Article V of the Constitution lays out the amendment process: Two-thirds of both houses agree on amendments to be proposed, or two-thirds of state legislatures call a convention for proposing ...

Ben Sheehan explains how, and how often, Americans have changed their Constitution. How do we change the U.S. Constitution? We’ve done it 27 times – is that too many or too few? Ben Sheehan explains ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday morning announced plans to reform Florida’s petition and amendment process, emphasizing the need for transparency and accountability. The proposal, set ...

Little Rock attorney David Couch submitted paperwork Monday for a proposed constitutional amendment to reform the state' direct democracy process, which would change how ballot language for proposed ...

Thomas Jipping is a Senior Legal Fellow for the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. Only the American people can revoke or alter the Constitution, which remains fixed until they do ...

Ohio voters rejected a proposed initiative that would have made it more difficult to adopt constitutional amendments via citizen-led ballot initiatives, which will make it easier for a proposed ...

The Iowa state constitution is on display in Secretary of State Paul Pate's office in 2016. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread.

A July 2 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims the rules that limit a president's time in the White House aren't legitimate. “Congress violated the Constitution in 1951 when they put term ...

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Louisiana residents will vote on four state constitutional amendments in the Dec. 7 election. They involve judicial discipline, the state budget process and property tax debt. The final day of the ...