Sentence examples for amend state from inspiring English sources

A White House spokesman said the president would also support efforts to amend state constitutions.

They especially like measures that amend state constitutions to ban gay marriage; one such is widely credited with helping George Bush to win Ohio in 2004.

"The governor has no authority to change or amend state law," wrote Justice Raoul G. Cantero in the near unanimous ruling.

The resolution the trustees passed earlier this month asks the State Legislature to amend state tax law to allow the village to increase the exemption to $400,000.

Specifically, the group wants to amend state laws that force part of rising Medicaid costs onto localities, a burden that critics say drives up property taxes.

*In Michigan, nine legislators in the House of Representatives have introduced legislation to amend state education standards to put intelligent design on an equal basis with evolution.

Weatherill has made amending state laws that discriminate against LGBTQI people a priority for his government.

Nor is amending state law to allow residents of one municipality to vote in another.

So it is perhaps reassuring that the document is one of the most-amended state constitutions in the country.

In addition, Mr. Paterson said, the Legislature will consider amending state insurance laws so they "meet or exceed" federal requirements.

But after vigorous lobbying, the legislatures in Louisiana and New York are considering amending state laws governing who can own life insurance.