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constitutional amendment — A change to the U.S. Constitution. A constitutional amendment usually starts as a joint resolution in Congress. To take effect, an amendment must be passed by a two thirds vote of both the House and the Senate, and then get approval from three… … Law dictionary
Constitutional amendment — A constitutional amendment is a formal change to the text of the written constitution of a nation or state. Most constitutions require that amendments cannot be enacted unless they have passed a special procedure that is more stringent than that… … Wikipedia
Hawaii Constitutional Amendment 2 (1998) — Constitutional Amendment 2 of 1998 is a so called defense of marriage amendment that amended the Constitution of Hawaii by granting the state legislature the power to prevent same sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in Hawaii.… … Wikipedia
Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004) — Constitutional Amendment 3 of 2004, is a so called defense of marriage amendment that amended the Arkansas Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was… … Wikipedia
constitutional amendment — /kɒnstəˌtjuʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt/ (say konstuh.tyoohshuhnuhl uh mendmuhnt) noun 1. the altering of a section of a constitution, as in Australia, the Commonwealth Constitution or of one of the state constitutions. 2. an alteration so made …
Texas constitutional amendment election 2007 — The 2007 Texas Constitutional Amendment Election took place 6 November 2007.Sixteen proposed amendments (propositions) appeared on the ballot all of which were approved by the voters. About 1,088,137 voters statewide went to the polls, out of… … Wikipedia
Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2004) — Legal recognition of same sex relationships Marriage Argentina Belgium Canada Iceland Netherlands Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden … Wikipedia
Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2006) — Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (The Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative) is a state constitutional amendment initiative that concerns stem cell research and human cloning in Missouri. It would allow any stem cell research and… … Wikipedia
Utah Constitutional Amendment 3 — was a controversial amendment to the Utah state constitution designed to define marriage in the state of Utah. It passed in the November 2 2004 election, as did similar amendments in ten other states.The amendment reads as follows:# Marriage… … Wikipedia
Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004) — Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 [http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/election results/2004 1102/judicial.htm#qa Official Results of the November 2, 2004 General Election] , Georgia Secretary of State. Accessed 18 December 2006.] of 2004, is a … Wikipedia
