How can the New York State Constitution Be Amended?
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Hope this helps.\n\nNEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION \nARTICLE XIX\n\nAmendments to Constitution\nSection 1. Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be\nproposed in the senate and assembly whereupon such amendment or amend-\nments shall be referred to the attorney-general whose duty it shall be\nwithin twenty days thereafter to render an opinion in writing to the\nsenate and assembly as to the effect of such amendment or amendments\nupon other provisions of the constitution. Upon receiving such opinion,\nif the amendment or amendments as proposed or as amended shall be agreed\nto by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such\nproposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals, and\nthe ayes and noes taken thereon, and referred to the next regular legis-\nlative session convening after the succeeding general election of\nmembers of the assembly, and shall be published for three months previ-\nous to the time of making such choice; and if in such legislative\nsession, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a\nmajority of all the members elected to each house, then it shall be the\nduty of the legislature to submit each proposed amendment or amendments\nto the people for approval in such manner and at such times as the\nlegislature shall prescribe; and if the people shall approve and ratify\nsuch amendment or amendments by a majority of the electors voting there-\non, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of the constitution\non the first day of January next after such approval. Neither the fail-\nure of the attorney-general to render an opinion concerning such a\nproposed amendment nor his or her failure to do so timely shall affect\nth* validity of such proposed amendment or legislative action thereon.\n*So in original. ("th" should be "the".)\n\nS 2. At the general election to be held in the year nineteen hundred\nfifty-seven, and every twentieth year thereafter, and also at such times\nas the legislature may by law provide, the question "Shall there be a\nconvention to revise the constitution and amend the same?" shall be\nsubmitted to and decided by the electors of the state; and in case a\nmajority of the electors voting thereon shall decide in favor of a\nconvention for such purpose, the electors of every senate district of\nthe state, as then organized, shall elect three delegates at the next\nensuing general election, and the electors of the state voting at the\nsame election shall elect fifteen delegates-at-large. The delegates so\nelected shall convene at the capitol on the first Tuesday of April next\nensuing after their election, and shall continue their session until the\nbusiness of such convention shall have been completed. Every delegate\nshall receive for his or her services the same compensation as shall\nthen be annually payable to the members of the assembly and be reim-\nbursed for actual traveling expenses, while the convention is in\nsession, to the extent that a member of the assembly would then be enti-\ntled thereto in the case of a session of the legislature. A majority of\nthe convention shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi-\nness, and no amendment to the constitution shall be submitted for\napproval to the electors as hereinafter provided, unless by the assent\nof a majority of all the delegates elected to the convention, the ayes\nand noes being entered on the journal to be kept. The convention shall\nhave the power to appoint such officers, employees and assistants as it\nmay deem necessary, and fix their compensation and to provide for the\nprinting of its documents, journal, proceedings and other expenses of\nsaid convention. The convention shall determine the rules of its own\nproceedings, choose its own officers, and be the judge of the election,\nreturns and qualifications of its members. In case of a vacancy, by\ndeath, resignation or other cause, of any district dele
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What in the world are you talking about?????? The only changes allowed to the Constitution are through amendemnts. Look them up!
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These are two different questions.  Look up electoral college and constitutional amendment in a civics book or online.  As for what Kentucky should do, let them do what they want - Nebraska and Maine have already taken similar actions.
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A. of course.\n\nNot to mention the fact that state constitutions cannot override the federal constitution and they are binding only to the state they're written in.  The best they can do is expand the rights of its citizens and protect their interests.
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To add on to the original.  Like in the constitution.  There are no revisions...just amendments which were added to the original later.  Sometimes admendments cancel out previous ones.
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This is really not difficult to find by conventional means, like Google search...  but here it is:\n\nhttp://assembly.state.ny.us/
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An amendment, and heres a fun fact: the Constitution has been amended 18 times, most people would say 27
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Aside from the monumental task of amending the Constitution to do this (basically Amending the current Federal system out of existence), how do you propose governing each "region?"\n\nDifferent States have fifferent geographical, demographic, and geological bases, and one "set of laws" would not cover all.\n\nNot to mention, without states, "popular vote" would decide the Presidency, and no regions other than the former New York, California, and Texas would ever see a Presidental Candidate.\n\nBut if you guys who live in States want to give up your rights/responsibilities to govern yourselves, go ahead - we Commonwealths will just take over...
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If you want to change the government then do so within the means of the constitution.  Make sure  you vote.
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Article I section 7 deals with Revenue bills and the manner of passing bills.  Article V spells out the ways in which the Constitution may be amended.
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sure.  \n\n1.  it's law and it's written into the US constitution.  most constitutional amendments have been small alterations or additions to the document.  anything that fundamentally changes the structure of the US government sets a dangerous precedent - i.e. that those in power in washington can muck around with the system.  what's next - congress appoints judges instead of the president?  it is a slippery-slope argument, to be sure, but the "if it ain't broke" cliche is a cliche for a reason.\n\n2.  the electoral college was designed so that a president couldn't be elected by appealing to a particular region that was denser or more highly-populated than the others.  this was a big worry to the founders, who feared that a particular state or region might become so populous that it could single-handedly determine who became president.  the electoral college solves this by ensuring a president is elected with a broad geographical consensus.  small states are given extra weight in order to tip the scales back in their favor.\n\n3.  the electoral college maintains the two-party system.  it is very difficult for parties other than the two main left-right parties to break into national politics because of the winner-takes-all nature of the electoral college.  this can be seen as a negative - good ideas and minority interests are left behind - but also as a positive.  a two-party system is dynamic, and the issues over which they disagree move back and forth with the political will of the people.  politicans have to be re-elected, so a politician trying to win votes has to do it by moving to whatever position his constituents demand.\n\nlots of people will say this is a bad system, but it is efficient.  the US government gets things done, despite all the yammering and garbage that comes emanating from washington.  compare it, for instance, to the italian parliament, which with 16 parties is a very open system, but there is such frequent disagreement and bickering that nothing -ever- gets done.  a two-party system makes it very easy for there to be a majority consensus, and some would say this is the strength of american democracy.  i leave it to you to decide.\n\nthere are a lot more pros to be considered - i would like to point you to a document written by the deputy director of the federal election commission.  it is an excellent read and there is a section on pros and cons towards the end of the document.  i include the link below.
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anything that is in the constitution..........
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Zero. A constitutional amendment can be ratified with the approval of zero state legislatures. But we'll get back to that.\n\nOne way to ratify an amendment is with at least 3/4 of the state legislatures. 37 out of 50 is 0.74. That's not at least 0.75. So, 37 would be not enough. 38 or more would be enough.\n\nBut Article V also allows ratification by state constitutional conventions, which can be convened and authorized separately from the state legislature. So, even if no state legislatures approve, 38 state constitutional conventions would still be enough.
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Why not?  By definition, that is what an "amendment" is - you amend (change) a previously executed (signed) contract/agreement.  I'd guess it would have to be mutually agreed to and legally processed.
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depends what the local ordinances are in your town/city\nin nyc. its now illeagle
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Check this site out;  It will outline the steps to take to get an  Amendment passed. not only the salary irks me but the free medical care and 15,000 a month retirement they receive,\nConstitutional Amendments - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net \nFacts and Information about amendments to the U.S. Constitution ... Constitutional Amendments. Amending the United States Constitution is no small task. ...www.usconstitution.net/constam.html \n\nYou can do it. You would have to get enough singatures to get the issue on the november ballot or call for a special election..  It's called a Constitutional   Amendment.
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Here ya go:\nhttp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.J.RES.24.IH:\nthey've already proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. (Introduced in House)