Article VII of the Constitution of Puerto Rico

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Article VII of the Constitution of Puerto Rico is the section that establishes the procedures for amending and revising the Puerto Rican Constitution.

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Article VII of the Constitution of Puerto Rico canonical 1

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instanceOf article of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptionDate 1952-07-25 ⓘ
appliesTo Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico ⓘ
electorate of Puerto Rico ⓘ
constrains power of the Legislative Assembly to alter the constitution unilaterally ⓘ
country United States (territorial constitution) ⓘ
definesProcessFor amendment of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
revision of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
effectiveDate 1952-07-25 ⓘ
ensures popular participation in constitutional change ⓘ
governs procedural requirements for constitutional revision proposals ⓘ
procedure to convene a constitutional convention ⓘ
procedure to submit constitutional amendments to voters ⓘ
thresholds for approval of constitutional amendments ⓘ
hasPurpose to provide a formal mechanism for constitutional change in Puerto Rico ⓘ
hasScope entire territory of Puerto Rico ⓘ
hasSectionType amendment clause ⓘ
revision clause ⓘ
jurisdiction Puerto Rico ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalCitation P.R. Const. art. VII ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legalSystem Puerto Rican constitutional law ⓘ
locatedInDocument Bill of Rights and governmental structure of Puerto Rico ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
primarySubject constitutional amendment procedures ⓘ
constitutional revision procedures ⓘ
relatedTo Article V of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article VI of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
requires legislative approval for constitutional amendments ⓘ
popular referendum for constitutional amendments ⓘ
popular referendum for constitutional revision ⓘ
subjectTo interpretation by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ

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Article VIII – Transitory Provisions → relatedTo → Article VII of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ