Judge tosses Kansas law requiring supermajorities for constitutional conventions

Judge tosses Kansas law requiring supermajorities for constitutional conventions

The ruling comes after the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives in 2023 voted to pass Convention of States Action resolutions through simple majorities, which were related to proposing amendments to the Constitution.

Judge rules against supermajority requirement for convention of states

A pair of Kansas senators have successfully challenged a provision in the Kansas Constitution that has been a hurdle over the years for the Legislature to ask Congress to call a convention of states. U.S. District Judge Toby Crouse ruled in favor of Republican state Sens. Mike Thompson of Shawnee and Michael Murphy of Sylvia in their lawsuit contesting a provision in the Kansas Constitution that requires a two-thirds vote to call a convention of…