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The wording of such a proposal can be changed with a motion to amend. Amendments can remove words, add words, or change words in motions. All main motions and some secondary motions can be amended. [4] An amendment can be amended.
A constitutional amendment (or constitutional alteration) is a modification of the constitution of a polity, organization or other type of entity.Amendments are often interwoven into the relevant sections of an existing constitution, directly altering the text.
Amend as a verb means to change or modify something, as in: . Constitutional amendment, a change to the constitution of a nation or a state; Amend (motion), a motion to modify a pending main motion in parliamentary procedure
The guarantee of equal suffrage in the Senate is arguably subject to being amended through the procedures outlined within the Article. [26] Law professor George Mader holds that the shielding provision can be amended because it is not "self-entrenched", meaning that it does not contain a provision preventing its own amendment.
Would treat the District of Columbia as if it were a state regarding representation in Congress (including repealing the 23rd Amendment), representation in the Electoral College and participation in the process by which the Constitution is amended. Proposed August 22, 1978. Ratification period ended August 22, 1985; amendment failed.
Mar. 7—The state Senate will now consider a House bill calling for a constitutional amendment to repeal the Legislature's authority to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. The state Senate ...
Taxes can be complicated, and it's not uncommon to make a mistake on a tax return. The Internal Revenue Service recognizes this and allows taxpayers to amend their returns to correct errors they...
The bill also amended the Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act of 2015 to include stalking and cyber-harassment in the list of behaviors that can qualify a victim to receive a protective order ...