Russian Constitution - Pt. 9

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Summary: Chapter 9, Constitutional Amendments and revisions; Articles 134 - 137.

Chapter 9:

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND REVISION OF THE CONSTITUION

Article 134

Proposals to amend or revise provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation can be submitted by the President of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council, the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation, legislative, or representative, organs of components of the Russian Federation, and also by a group comprising at least one-fifth of members of the Federation Council or deputies of the State Duma.

Article 135

1) The provisions of Chapters One, Two, and Nine of the Constitution of the Russian Federation cannot be revised by the Federal Assembly.

2) If a proposal to revise the provisions of Chapters One, Two and Nine of the Constitution of the Russian Federation is supported by a vote of three-fifths of the total number of members of the Federation Council and deputies of the State Duma then, in accordance with federal constitutional law, a Constitutional Assembly is convened.

3) The Constitutional Assembly either confirms the immutability of the Constitution of the Russian Federation or elaborates a draft of a new Constitution of the Russian Federation which is adopted by the Constitutional Assembly by a vote of two-thirds of the total number of its members or is submitted to a nationwide vote. If a nationwide vote is held, the Constitution of the Russian Federation is considered adopted if votes for it are cast by more than one-half of voters casting their votes, provided that more than one-half of voters have cast their votes.

Article 136

Amendments to Chapters Three-Eight of the Constitution of the Russian Federation are adopted by the procedure envisaged for the adoption of federal constitutional law and come into force after they have been approved by the organs of legislative power of at least two-thirds of the components of the Russian Federation.

Article 137

1) Amendments to Article 65 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which determines the composition of the Russian Federation, are submitted on the basis of federal constitutional law relating to admission to the Russian Federation, to the formation of a new component of the Russian Federation within it, and to the alteration of the constitutional-legal status of a component of the Russian Federation.

2) In the event of changes to the name of a republic, kray, oblast, city of federal significance, autonomous oblast, or autonomous okrug, the new name of the component of the Russian Federation is to be incorporated in Article 65 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three |
Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six |
Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine |
Section Two | Index |

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