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The current law, the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act 2018, inserted six new clauses into the Electoral Act 1993.Section 55A states that the seat of a Member of Parliament (MP) becomes vacant when they cease to be a parliamentary member of the political party for which they were elected.
A convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also referred to as an Article V Convention, state convention, [1] or amendatory convention is one of two methods authorized by Article Five of the United States Constitution whereby amendments to the United States Constitution may be proposed: on the Application of two thirds of the State legislatures (that is, 34 of the 50 ...
indicates that state ratified amendment after first rejecting it: Y (×) indicates that state ratified amendment, later rescinded that ratification, but subsequently re-ratified it — indicates that state did not complete action on amendment … indicates that amendment was ratified before state joined the Union: State (in order of statehood ...
The 21st is also the only constitutional amendment that repealed another one, that being the 18th Amendment, which had been ratified 14 years earlier. As is true for a state legislature when ratifying a proposed federal constitutional amendment, a state ratifying convention may not in any way change a proposed constitutional amendment, but must ...
According to Polish scholar of constitutional law Piotr Mikuli , the amendment appears to contradict provisions of the Polish constitution including: "Art. 2 from which the so-called principle of decent legislation may be derived, Art. 42 para. 1 expressing the rule nullum crimen sine lege and Art. 54 para. 1 on the freedom to express opinions."
Eliminating or scaling back DEI will jeopardize programs that have helped many underserved groups receive a fair shot at opportunities and feel more embraced in the workplace, advocates of DEI say.
The single-subject rule is a rule in the constitutional law of some jurisdictions that stipulates that some or all types of legislation may deal with only one main issue. One purpose is to avoid complexity in acts , to avoid any hidden provisions that legislators or voters may miss when reading the proposed law .
Both sides of the debate over whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution have filed last-minute legal challenges hoping to influence how, and if, the proposal goes before voters.