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Amendments 1, 3, 4 fail

Constitutional amendments were headed toward defeat as results came in Election Night. With more than three-quarters of all precincts across the state reporting, Amendment 1 on impeachment powers was being voted down 219,792 to 157,161. Amendment 2, the highest profile measure about ...

Amendments 1 & 2 about checks on gov’t, local control

When you go to the polls, either this week for early voting or next week on Election Day, you’ll be asked to vote on four constitutional amendments. Today, we’ll cover Amendments 1 and 2, and tomorrow we’ll discuss Amendments 3 and 4. Amendment 1, if passed, would give the ...

Legislature seeks to concentrate power

Last week, David Beard did a series of articles on the four amendments that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot: Amendment 1, “Clarification of the Judiciary’s Role in Impeachment Proceedings”; Amendment 2, “Property Tax Modernization”; Amendment 3, “Incorporation of Churches or ...