Article XIV: Amendments

Section I.
A) A proposed amendment to this Constitution may be submitted by any Assembly member;
B) All Constitutional amendments shall be considered by the Executive Committee, unless the Assembly votes to waive said requirement pursuant to Article XIV, Section 1, Subsection F;
C) A proposed amendment shall be brought to the floor of the Assembly if approved by a vote of the Executive Committee;
D) To become effective, a proposed amendment must be approved by a three-quarters majority of the active Assembly membership;
E) A proposed amendment, unless withdrawn by its sponsor(s) or rejected by the Executive Committee, shall be put on the agenda of the General Assembly within four General Assembly meetings, excluding summer term meetings, of the proposal of the amendment;
F) A proposed amendment may be brought directly to the floor of the General Assembly without Executive Committee review or approval by a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly;

Article XV: Enactmen

Section I. Upon ratification by two-thirds of a quorum of the current Assembly membership, this Constitution shall go into effect on 8 April 1994 for the Assembly of 1994-95 and the election of said Assembly and for all ensuing Assemblies;

Section II. The current Constitution under which the Assembly operates shall be void as of March 28, 1994 for the Assembly of 1994-95 and the election of said Assembly and for all ensuing Assemblies.


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