Below you will find a list of all constitutional amendments that have appeared on the ballot since 1892 in the State of Washington. In Washington, the amendment process must begin in the state legislature.Many know Washington presided over the convention that drafted the Constitution, but few fully appreciate his key role in forging and framing that document. Reprints two undated letters concerning the activities of the constitutional convention. INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS. Continued. Article 1. Section. Clause. 215, The Federal Constitutional Convention Procedures Act, in the 92nd Congress (1971), and. It's more detailed than the U.S. Constitution, emphasizing direct democracy and limiting government power. Additionally, the Constitution specifies that no amendment can deny a State equal representation in the Senate without that State's consent. Roots in the Constitution,'' at least ''in some circumstances,'' the Court seemed to in- dicate.