amendment
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As part of its vote, the council also approved an amendment introduced by Councilmember Adrin Nazarian recommending the city attorney assess potential legal liabilities for mandating in-person training requirements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Passing an amendment takes a two-thirds majority as a first step.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The amendment, which was not moved to a vote, was signed by more than 60 MPs.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a similarly failed constitutional amendment for the upper congressional chamber last year.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
The suffragists started their state ratification campaigns by reaching out to governors and urging them to consider the amendment.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Congress increased the full retirement age from 65 to 67 as part of the 1983 amendments to the program, with the increase gradually phased in over decades.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Promoters said the bill would complement proposed amendments to the country's existing mental health laws.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
It comes after the Lords tabled more than 1,200 amendments, mainly from opponents, during the previous bill earlier this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
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
Constitutional amendments guaranteeing African Americans “equal protection of the laws” and the right to vote proved as impotent as the Emancipation Proclamation once a white backlash against Reconstruction gained steam.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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