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This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.

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It is deliberately difficult to amend in order to prevent corrupt politicians from depriving citizens of their rights and establishing a tyrannical government. That is why it requires 75% of the states to ratify any amendment. It's difficult to get two thirds of states to agree to anything.

The U.S. Constitution is difficult to change and has only been amended 27 times. State constitutions, on the other hand, are much easier to modify, and state constitutional amendments are adopted on a regular basis. The current constitutions of the 50 states have been amended around 7,000 times.

The most common method of amending state constitutions is through popular initiatives. Popular initiatives have been most successful when the measure seeks to limit the power of legislators. State constitutional conventions have lost favor with both legislators and voters in recent years.

An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.

As the charter for a government with plenary powers, state constitutions tend to be longer and more frequently changed than the difficult-to-amend federal Constitution, the charter for a government with only enumerated powers.

The amendment process is very difficult and time consuming: A proposed amendment must be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, then ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. The ERA Amendment did not pass the necessary majority of state legislatures in the 1980s.

Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in either house of the Legislature, and if two-thirds of all the members elected to each of the two houses, shall vote in favor thereof, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their respective journals with the yeas and nays taken ...

The four ways the Constitution can be amended are: Two-thirds of both houses of Congress propose an amendment. Two-thirds of both houses of Congress propose an amendment. Two-thirds of state legislatures call on Congress to hold a constitutional convention.

Frequent topics for proposed amendments introduced in Congress over the past 50 years include abortion, the electoral college, federal budget, and electoral term limits.

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Submittal to voters. Utah Constitutional Amendment B, the "raise the cap" amendment, addresses limits on annual distributions from the State School Fund.Amendment C is a ballot measure that would change the Utah Constitution to ensure the county sheriff remains an elected position. Amendment B is the only amendment that, if passed, would increase funding to Utah schools at no cost to taxpayers. Utah voters will weigh in on constitutional amendments B and C. Amendment D has been voided, and C could be to. Here's what they would do. While four amendments appeared on the 2024 ballots in the Beehive State, two were declared void after court rulings ahead of the election. From 2000 to 2022, the Utah State Legislature referred 40 constitutional amendments to the ballot. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. SALT LAKE CITY A judge has voided Amendment A, striking it from the November ballot.

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