11. Corwin Amendment. ZU_09 / Getty Images. One of the more controversial unratified amendments is the Corwin Amendment, which would prohibit the federal government from interfering with slavery ...

All in all, Clarke said since this threshold is a constitutional amendment, it would require a 60% vote to pass to change it back to 50%. “And I do not see that happening,” Clark said.

Of all 49 states, only 11 require a supermajority or other threshold to pass an amendment, and most of those 11 states still allow a simple majority as long as a certain percentage of people vote ...

Florida will vote on six proposed amendments to its constitution in November. Here what a 'yes' or 'no' vote means for each. News Sports Play Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.