Sentence examples for amendment by the from inspiring English sources

And, if successful, initiatives must be subject to amendment by the legislature.

The Twenty-seventh Amendment, by the way, pretty clearly means that the SignOn.org proposal is unconstitutional.

He pointed out, however, that some bylaws permit amendment by the board without the consent of the shareholders.

But, he said, bylaws often allow for amendment by the board, provided that procedural requirements are complied with.

It can be achieved without a constitutional amendment by the simple passage of a bill to reduce the size of Congressional districts to, say, 100,000 people.

President Bush used the terrorist attacks today to press for a quick vote on new authority to negotiate trade agreements without allowing amendment by the Senate.

(Jones was able to secure passage of the amendment by exempting the state's sitting officials, including himself).

In addition to the state of Chihuahua, which amended its constitution in 1994, 16 other states had enacted these amendments by the end of 2011.

He declined to comment when asked about his amendments by the Guardian on Thursday.

In a letter to the Federal Election Commission, the lawyer, Cleta Mitchell, said the campaign hoped to submit necessary amendments by the end of the month.

It was approved by the House by a thumping 400-to-17 vote in November and unanimously approved, with some amendments, by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in December.