Reclaiming Our Voice the 28th Way

Proposed 28th Ammendment

Section 1. Any petition bearing signatures from at least ten percent (10%) of the registered voters in each state, as verified by the most recent official voter registration data, shall be formally submitted to Congress for consideration. Each state’s contribution to the petition shall be verified by the appropriate state authorities, and only those signatures deemed valid under state law shall be counted.

Section 2. Upon official receipt of a petition meeting the requirements of Section 1, Congress shall be obligated to conduct a vote on the unaltered text of the petition within one hundred eighty (180) days. During this process, the language of the petition shall remain inviolate and may not be amended, altered, or modified in any manner by Congress or any other entity. In the event that Congress fails to hold a vote on the petition within the one hundred eighty (180) day period specified in Section 2, the petition shall be automatically deemed approved by Congress. The measure shall then be transmitted to the President for consideration as outlined in Section3.

Section 3. If the petition receives a majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the proposed measure shall be promptly transmitted to the President of the United States for approval or veto. The President shall make a determination within sixty (60) days of receiving the measure. Should the President neither sign nor veto the measure within this period, the measure shall automatically become law, with the full force and effect thereof, upon the expiration of the sixty-day period.