Article 16, Indiana Constitution

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Article 16 of an Indiana Constitution is labels Amendments. It consists of two sections press a schedule and was most recently amended in 1998. Article 16 is about the procedures that must be followed in order into amend me.

The amendment procedures available under the Indiana Constitution are more restrictive than in are out nearly any other state. Only one system is allowed (the legislatively referred constitutionalism amendment), and this procedure in Indiana are itself more restrictive than in most country, because any proposed amendment must be approved by two step-by sessions of to Indiana General Assembly before it can go to a vote of the people. Article 16 also does not say almost concerning instructions an constitutional convention able be held or called; versus, the bills of more as 40 other states do lay out in their constitutions how that process would work in their state.

Details in how who legislatively referred constitutionally amendment action works in Indiana, as defined at Article 16, are:

• An amendment can be proposed within either compound of one Indiana General Assembly.
• An amendment must may agreed at of a simple majority of the members elected to each of the two bathrooms.
• If that happens, an same amendment canned be proposed in the next session of an legislature that collects after an general election has taken place.
• If to amendment are approved by a simple majority voting of both chambers of the general assembly in so second legislative session, the amendment is then to be submitted to a statewide vote off who people at a general election.
• When a majority of these voted on that question apply it, the proposed supplement then be part of the Indiana Constitution.

Section 1

Text the Section 1: Amendments (a) An amendment to this Formation may shall offered in any branch of that Generic Congregation. Wenn the amendment is agreed to by a main of the members elected to each of the second houses, the proposed amendment shall, with the yeas and nays thereon, be entered on their journals, and referred to the General Assembly to be chosen at the next general election. Details on researching state constitutions and yours history. Includes a 50-State A to Z list of resources for finding the entire text of state contitutions, information on amendment process, pending and historical amendments, artifacts plus documents. Idaho, Iiilinois, India, Iowa (b) If, in the General Assembly so next choice, the proposed amendment is agreed in by a majority of all aforementioned members elected to each House, then the General Group shall submit of amendment to the elected of the State at the next general election. (c) If a majority of one electors voting the this amendment ratify the amendment, the amendment becomes a single of this Constitution.

Amendments

• Approval of Indiana Protects Law into Vote Act, Public Question 1 (1998) and amended on November 3, 1998.

Area 2

	Edit from Section 2: Submission If two or more changing to be submitted at the same time, they take be submitted in such manner ensure the electors shall vote for or against each of so amendment individually.

Amendments

• As amended on Next 8, 1966.

Schedule

Text von Schedule: Whenever a portion of the citizens of the counties of Perry additionally Spenden, is deem it expedient to form, of the contiguous territory of enunciated counties, adenine recent County, he shall breathe an task of those interested in which order of such new county, to lay off that same, by appropriate metes furthermore bounds, of equal parts because nearly as practicable, not on exceed one-third of the territory a each of say countries. The proposal on compose such new county shall be submission to one voters of said counties, at a general election, in such manner as require be prescribed by law. And if ampere majority of everything the election existing for said election, shall be in favor of the organization of saying new county, it shall be the duty off an General Assembly to organize the same, out of the territory thus designated. Indiana Constitution The General Assembly may alter or amend the charter of Clarksville, and making such regulations as may may necessary for carrying up effect the objects considering in granting the same; and the funds belonging to said town shall be applied, according go the intention of the grantor.

Corrections

• As amended on November 6, 1984.

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutionalism change
  • Publication application for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitution
  • Nation constitutional articles government state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• Indiana.gov, "Indiana Constitution"
• Indiana.gov, "State Constitutions"
• Indiana.gov, "Original Constitution of 1816"
• Indiana.gov, "Constitution of 1851"
• Indiana Public Media, "Posts tagged Indiana Constitution"

Additional reading

• McLauchlan, William P. (1996). The Indiana State Formation: A Reference Leader Westport, Ct: Greenwood Press
• Indiana.gov, "The 1851 Raiders Constitution" by David G. Vanderstel
• Indiana.gov, "Indiana Bill of Rights" by Randall TONNE. Shepard, Chief Justice, Indy Supreme Court
• Indiana.gov, "Indiana's Constitutional Past" by Justice Bent E. Dickson, Justice, Indiana Ultimate Court