Editing Constitution of Vermont (section)

==Amending the constitution==
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The Vermont Constitution, Chapter 2, Section 72 establishes the procedure for amending the constitution. The [[Vermont General Assembly]], the state's bi-cameral legislature, has the sole power to propose [[constitutional amendment|amendments]] to the Constitution of Vermont. The process must be initiated by a Senate that has been elected in an "off-year", that is, an election that does not coincide with the election of the U.S. president. An amendment must originate in the Senate and be approved by a two-thirds vote. It must then receive a majority vote in the House. Then, after a newly elected legislature is seated, the amendment must receive a majority vote in each chamber, first in the Senate, then in the House. The proposed amendment must then be presented to the voters as a [[referendum]] and receive a majority of the votes cast.