#5598
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Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001
From: sarah karush <skarush@ap.org>
Subject: amending the consitution
An amendment to Laura Belin's explanation of the procedure for amending the Constitution (JRL 5595):
Belin says Article 136 states that a federal constitutional law should be passed to govern the procedure for amending chapters 3 through 8. In fact, Article 136 outlines the exact procedure. It states that these chapters can be amended through the same procedure as that for passing a federal constitutional law (three-fourths of the Federation Council, two-thirds of the Duma). It also says the amendment must be approved by two-thirds of the regional legislatures. In other words, to amend chapters 3 through 8, you need the approval of three-fourths of the Federal Council, two-thirds of the Duma and two-thirds of the regional legislatures.
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