amendment
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Public-minded in other ways, Ives promoted a constitutional amendment to allow Americans to vote directly on legislation, but nothing came of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
That may already be on the way, via a newly introduced council amendment that would allow bigger data centers to be sited in rural and agricultural areas instead of residential corners—a move the organizers oppose.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
An amendment was made in June this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Most trusts contain terms about how to effect an amendment to the trust,” according to McLane Middleton, a law firm with offices in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
In states that already had female suffrage, the emphasis would be on support for a federal amendment.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Eric Law, chairman of the Penisula Community Planning Board, criticized the state senator’s proposed amendments in an interview Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The bill states that “nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed to override, modify, or amend the applicability of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The government said this move does not require changes to the existing legislation before October, though it may make amendments in the future to exclude certain offenders from being released.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
A supermajority requirement would apply only to constitutional amendments and ratifying treaties.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is ratified, or approved, by the states in December.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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