amendment
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The amendment that was rejected in Tuesday's vote was a provision on preference voting, allowing voters to choose preferred candidates from a list.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The amendment has few guardrails on how judicial elections will operate, giving the Legislature unfettered authority to set the rules.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
In the county commission’s budgeting process, which is currently under way, commissioners are preparing two budgets for next year—one if the amendment passes and one if it doesn’t, said Chairman Ralph Thomas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The company said the amendment would provide the capacity to issue common stock “in connection with strategic transactions, including its proposed acquisition of eBay.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Governor Roberts spoke in favor of the amendment.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
It has been delayed by wrangling over how the duty applies to the intelligence services, with ministers recently breaking the deadlock with further amendments.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The bottom line is this: I was not willing to make additional amendments to this bill,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
After constitutional amendments removed the requirement that the supreme leader be a "marja", or senior religious authority, the assembly formally elected him as the Islamic republic's second supreme leader in August that year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
I favor any amendments that serve any of three core constitutional functions: restraining the federal government, protecting the liberties of the people, and making our democracy work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“You get paid to teach government. The first, second, and third amendments to the Constitution. Stuff like that. Why don’t you just dive right in?”
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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