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Louisiana voters will have another chance to change their state Constitution with four proposed amendments on the Dec. 7 ballot and early voting underway now. ... 2024 Constitutional Amendments ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Over the weekend, voters approved all four constitutional amendments on the ballot in the 2024 December election. Amendment one received 53% of the vote, which now grants ...
(In addition, Louisiana will let voters decide on four constitutional amendments on its Dec. 7 ballot.) Here's a rundown of the various issues the proposed amendments seek to address. Abortion
Louisiana is one of the most anti-abortion states in the country; with state residents approving a constitutional amendment banning legal recognition of the procedure in 2020. [5] In 2024, Governor Jeff Landry signed a law that classifies the abortion-inducing drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances. [6]
Additionally, Carlson opposed House Bill 98, introduced by Representative Mandie Landry, which aimed to remove the language from the Louisiana Constitution that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Carlson argued that the proposed constitutional amendment "tramples on the religious values that have been upheld and are ...
Lawmakers are concerned about how they would be implemented if the Legislature authorizes a limited constitutional convention. Louisiana House committee defers proposed amendments to state ...
The Amendment was first proposed during the 110th Congress as House Joint Resolution 97 in July 2008, but no action was taken during that Congress. President Joe Biden proposed an amendment, known as the No One Is Above the Law Amendment, to supersede the 2024 Supreme Court decision Trump v.
One amendment requires that any changes proposed during the convention must be approved by a majority of the state House, the Senate and the 27 delegates appointed by Landry.