amendments

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There will, no doubt, be multiple amendments amidst intense parliamentary scrutiny - and that's not to mention the job cuts and disruption of the administrative shake-up that comes with it.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The Virginia Constitution doesn’t just use the term “general election” when it says there needs to be an election between amendments.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Virginia law requires constitutional amendments to pass through two separate legislative sessions with a general election in between.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments that would allow public companies the option to file reports semiannually.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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