How often are the constitution and statutes updated?
Changes to the constitution that are approved by the legislature must be submitted to the voters for final approval. The legislature convenes for regular sessions in January of odd-numbered years, and virtually all constitutional amendments are submitted to the voters in the November general election following a regular session of the legislature. As soon as possible following the certification of the election results, within 30 days of the election, the constitutional amendments that are approved by the voters are incorporated into the constitution. Based on past history, changes approved by the voters in November will be reflected on this website by the following January or February. Beginning in September following the legislative session in which amendments are proposed, see the Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments publication for information about proposed amendments. Following the election, see the Constitutional Amendments Search tool to determine which amendments were
