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Nature of the amending power
The Constitution changes only by the routes in this Title, and never during an emergency.
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Constitutional Change, Accessibility And Revision
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Chapter 1 · The Amending Power
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Initiative
Amendments may be proposed by members, residents, communes, or both regional councils.
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Procedure
Proposals are checked against the core, published for six months, examined by a lot-drawn body, then voted.
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Referendum and entry into force
Every amendment needs a referendum, with no turnout threshold.
Chapter 2 · The Core
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Beyond the amending power
Eleven things can never be amended, including dignity, ecology, social ownership and equal rights.
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Guardianship of the core
The Constitutional Court guards the core, and can void an amendment that breached it.
Chapter 3 · Replacement of the Constitution
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The Constitutional Convention
The whole Constitution may be replaced only by an elected Convention and a referendum.
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Limits and continuity
The core survives replacement, and nothing is suspended while a Convention sits.
Chapter 4 · Accessibility
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Consolidation and publication
The consolidated text is published free, in open formats, with a full cross-reference table.
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The official summary
An official plain-language summary exists, has no legal force, and must be corrected if it diverges.
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Distribution
A free printed copy goes to every dwelling, in every language and accessible format.
Chapter 5 · Revision and Review
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The Office of Constitutional Revision
An Office of Constitutional Revision reports contradictions and proposes simplifications.
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Periodic review
Every ten years a body drawn by lot asks whether this text still serves the people bound by it.
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Duty of intelligibility
Complexity is never a reason to deny anyone a right or a remedy.