More than 11,000 amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been proposed, but only 27 have been ratified.
Since the Constitution was ratified in 1788, the document has been amended twenty-seven times. Some of these amendments became pillars of American law; others were repealed. And a few, while still technically in effect, became inconsequential with the passage of time.
“In New York State since 1894, We've amended our state constitution over 230 times, whereas the U.S. Constitution since 1787, has only been amended 27 times— 10 of which came in 1791 in the form of the Bill of Rights,” said Bopst. Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc.
There have been 27 amendments to the Constitution, beginning with the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments, ratified December 15, 1791.
There are two methods of amending the New York State Constitution. The first is via a constitutional convention followed by voter approval or rejection of any amendments approved by the convention's delegates. The second is via proposal and approval of an amendment in two consecutive sessions of the Legislature.
The current state constitution has 20 articles. The current New York Constitution has been amended over 207 times. Since 1996, 20 constitutional amendments have been adopted.
Except for appropriations contained in the bills submitted by the governor and in a supplemental appropriation bill for the support of government, no appropriations shall be made except by separate bills each for a single object or purpose.
Constitutional Amendments Proposal by convention of the states, with ratification by state conventions. Proposal by convention of the states, with ratification by state legislatures. Proposal by Congress, with ratification by state conventions. Proposal by Congress, with ratification by the state legislatures.
Amendment by Constitutional Convention. In addition to constitutional amendments proposed by Congress, states have the option of petitioning Congress to call a constitutional convention. Legislatures in two-thirds of states must agree, however.
A state constitution can be amended when state legislature proposes amendment and the people approve it.