Provisions on the Initiative to Amend the Constitution
(1) Initiative for revision of the
Constitution may be undertaken by not less than one-fifth of the members of the
Assembly.
[e.g. Cameroon, Art. 63]
(1) Amendments to the Constitution
may be proposed either by the President of the Republic or by Parliament.
(2) Any proposed amendment made by a
member of Parliament shall be signed by at least one-third of the members of
either House.
[e.g. Costa Rica, Art. 195, Art 196]
(Art. 195) The Legislative Assembly
may partially amend this Constitution by adhering strictly to the following
provisions:
(1) A proposal in which the
amendment of one or more articles is sought must be presented to the Assembly
at regular sessions, signed by at least ten deputies* [*out of 57];
(Art. 196) The general amendment of
this Constitution can be effected only by a constituent assembly called for the
purpose. A law calling such an assembly must be approved by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the total membership of the Legislative Assembly and does not
require the approval of the executive power.
[e.g. East Timor, Art. 154]
(1) The initiative for
constitutional revision is incumbent upon the Members of Parliament and the
Parliamentary Groups.
[e.g. Japan, Art 96]
Amendments to this Constitution
shall be initiated by the Diet, through a concurring vote of two-thirds or more
of all the members of each House and shall thereupon be submitted to the people
for ratification […].
[e.g. Philippines, Art. XVII, Sec. 1]
Any amendment to, or revision of,
this Constitution may be proposed by:
(1) The Congress, upon a vote of
three-fourths of all its Members; […]
[e.g. Germany, Art. 76]
(1) Bills may be introduced in the Bundestag [first chamber]
by the Federal Government, by the Bundesrat [second chamber],
or from the floor* of the Bundestag. [*“from the floor” means either
5% of the members of the Bundestag or from a political party sitting in the
Bundestag]
[e.g. Russia, Art. 134]
Proposals on amendments to and
revision of the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation may be
submitted by the President of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council,
the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation, legislative
(representative) bodies of subjects of the Russian Federation, and by groups consisting
of not less than one fifth of the members of the Federation Council or of the
deputies of the State Duma.
[e.g. Burkina Faso, Art. 161]
The right to initiate an amendment
of the Constitution shall be exercised by:
— the President of Faso;
— the majority of the members of the
National Assembly;
— the people when a group of at
least thirty thousand (30,000) persons who have the right to vote introduces
before the National Assembly a petition containing a drawn-up and signed
proposal.
[e.g. Cambodia, Art. 151]
(1) The initiative to review or to
amend the Constitution shall be the prerogative of the King, the Prime
Minister, the Chairman of the National Assembly at the suggestion of 1/4 of all
the assembly members.
[e.g. Panama, Art. 313]
The initiative to propose
constitutional amendments belongs to the National Assembly, the Cabinet Council
and the Supreme Court of Justice. Such amendments must be approved by one of
the following procedures: […]
[e.g. Guatemala, Art. 227]
(1) The following have the
initiative to propose amendments to the Constitution: a. The President of the
Republic in the Council of Ministers; b. Ten or more deputies to the Congress
of the Republic; c. The Court of Constitutionality; and d. The people through a
petition addressed to the Congress of the Republic by no fewer than 5,000
citizens duly listed in the Register of Citizens.
(2) In any of the cases above, the
Congress of the Republic must address without delay whatsoever the issue
raised.
[e.g. Brazil, Art. 60]
Constitutional amendments may be
proposed by: (a) at least one-third of the members of the Chamber of Deputies
or the Federal Senate; (b) the President of the Republic; (c) more than
one-half of the Legislative Assemblies of units of the Federation, each manifesting
its decision by a simple majority of its members.