Constitutions

Wisconsin voters consider constitutional amendment barring noncitizens from voting

MADISON, Wis. -- Voters in swing state Wisconsin will have another choice to make after casting their ballots for president…

1 month ago

In New York, a constitutional amendment provides election fodder for the left and the right

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Democrats pushed to get a constitutional amendment on New York's ballot because they believed it could energize…

1 month ago

Utah Supreme Court crushes constitutional amendment deemed ‘counterfactual’ by lower court

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah voters will not decide this November on a constitutional amendment asking voters to cede power…

2 months ago

Ruling blocks big changes to Utah citizen initiatives but lawmakers vow appeal

Utah voters won’t decide this November on a proposal to amend the state constitution that would let state lawmakers rewrite…

2 months ago

Mexico’s plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says

MEXICO CITY -- Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary, that would…

2 months ago

Mexico’s governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s electoral institute voted Friday to give the governing Morena party and its allies about 73% of…

3 months ago

Arkansas court orders state to count signatures collected by volunteers for abortion-rights measure

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday night ordered the state to begin counting signatures submitted in…

4 months ago

German government, mainstream opposition move to protect highest court against extremist forces

BERLIN -- Germany's governing coalition and the conservative opposition on Tuesday presented a plan to protect the country's highest court…

4 months ago

Tunisian President Kais Saied to seek reelection in October after tumultuous first term

FILE - Tunisian President Kais Saied attends a signing ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of…

4 months ago

Top court lets New Yorkers vote on constitutional amendment barring discrimination over gender or 'pregnancy outcomes'

Top court lets New Yorkers vote on constitutional amendment barring discrimination over gender or 'pregnancy outcomes'

4 months ago

Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows

NEW YORK -- The delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention were trying to create a new governing framework for the…

4 months ago

Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are all on the ballot in California this November

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Forced labor, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures that California voters are…

5 months ago