1. Similar language passed as an amendment to the California Constitution in 2008.

2. The Senate adopted the amendment 99-0.

3. This way you only need an amendment to your state constitution.

4. The current debate is over an amendment to that original law.

5. The amendment ultimately became a compromise that puts different countries on different timetables.

6. One amendment would bar those on federal terrorism watch lists from purchasing firearms.

7. The first amendment is supposed to guarantee me the freedom to speak out in situations like this.

8. Several opponents of the amendment promised to work with sponsors to pass it another way.

9. Each amendment failed to attract the required votes to change the legislation, however.

10. Justice does not require amendment in this instance, the judge wrote.

11. The amendment replaced the sales tax waiver with the Santa Clara proposal.

12. The amendment does not affect judicial offices.

13. The amendment passed with just over 75 percent of the vote.

14. The full text of the proposed constitutional amendment has nearly 6,600 words.