Amendment Of Constitution Article 368 In Washington
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368. Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and Procedure therefor: (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, Parliament may in exercise of its constituent power amend by way of addition, variation or repeal any provision of this Constitution in ance with the procedure laid down in this article.
Art. V ( Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ).
Article 368 of Indian Constitution provides for two types of amendments: By a Special Majority of Parliament (50% of the total membership of the House + 2/3rd of the members present and voting), By a Special Majority of Parliament plus ratification of 1/2 of the states by a Simple Majority,
In Washington, a referred constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds (66.67%) vote in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature during one legislative session. That amounts to a minimum of 66 votes in the Washington House of Representatives and 33 votes in the Washington State Senate, assuming no vacancies.
Article 368 further highlights that since preamble is part of Indian constitution, except the basic structure it can be amended. The 42nd amendment further changed India from a sovereign democratic republic to sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic.
Amendment 18 applies to three types of revenue: ► License fees collected by the State for motor vehicles; and ► Excise taxes on the sale, distribution or use of motor vehicle fuel collected by the State; and ► All other state revenue intended to be used for highway purposes.
The legislature shall provide for a general and uniform system of public schools. The public school system shall include common schools, and such high schools, normal schools, and technical schools as may hereafter be established.
In Washington, the amendment process must begin in the state legislature. Once an amendment has passed with a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate, the people of the state must vote in favor of it.
An amendment of the Constitution can be initiated only by the introduction of a Bill in either House of Parliament. The Bill must then be passed in each House by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting.
