BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Legislation to comply with a voter-approved constitutional amendment aimed at ethics reform appeared no closer to agreement Monday than when North Dakota's legislative...

CAIRO (AP) — Polling centers in Egypt closed Monday after a third and final day of voting on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to remain in office until...

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians cast their ballots Saturday on the first of three days of voting on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court could soon clarify who is considered a victim under Marsy's Law, which embedded victim's rights into the state constitution.

CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on Egypt's vote on a referendum potentially extending President el-Sissi's rule to 2030 (all times local):

CAIRO (AP) — Here are key events in eight years of turmoil and transition in Egypt, leading up to a national referendum on constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel-Fattah...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says expats have started voting on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's top court has upheld a law that removed an age limit for the presidency and cleared the way for President Yoweri Museveni to extend his long rule.

CAIRO (AP) — A coalition of opposition political parties Thursday called on Egyptian voters to reject proposed constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Republican-led Senate approved a GOP bill Wednesday that develops rules to comply with a voter-approved constitutional amendment aimed at ethics...

CAIRO (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday scheduled three days of voting in a nationwide referendum starting Saturday on proposed changes to Egypt's constitution that could see President Abdel-Fattah...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposed constitutional amendment to limit how long the state's top executives can serve has passed the Senate.

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to the constitution that could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi remain in power until 2030.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday that he has chosen the top lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union in North Carolina and the Democratic governor's chief prison...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Groups that want to legalize casino gambling in Nebraska are reviving a petition drive that seeks to put the issue before voters next year.

BOSTON (AP) — Supporters of a proposed tax on Massachusetts' highest earners are again making their case before lawmakers.

A legislative committee on Thursday heard testimony on the...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Republican-led Legislature has moved to make more difficult for citizens to amend the state constitution.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — One of Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts' property tax proposals has stalled in a legislative committee, but lawmakers are still working on a package to address the complaints of...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Voters would decide whether to limit Florida public school board members to eight years in office under a proposed constitutional amendment that has cleared a state Senate...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine began to weigh whether to expand its new voting system and allow voters to rank gubernatorial candidates from first to last on November ballots.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment that could prohibit tax hikes from being decided during municipal elections.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Advocates who helped pass a Florida constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for most felons are still unhappy with a bill that would implement the amendment even...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday questioned the potential for any deal with lawmakers if they fail to act on his proposed constitutional amendments and crime...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged Illinois legislators Tuesday to "let the people vote" on his constitutional amendment that would dump the state's flat-rate income tax structure...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment limiting how long the state's top executives can serve in office.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania House is linking a pair of bills designed to address child sexual abuse so one can't be approved while the other languishes without action.

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A funeral has been held for former Mississippi state Sen. W.L. Rayborn of Brookhaven.

The Daily Leader reports Rayborn was 83 when he died Friday. Services were held...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state lawmaker says he expects both legislative houses will pass a constitutional amendment bolstering crime victim rights this spring.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Legislation putting into law a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to some Florida felons has won approval by a state Senate committee.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to enshrine the rights of crime victims in the Pennsylvania Constitution was approved overwhelmingly Monday in the state House, moving it a Senate vote away from...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are sending voters a proposal next year that would impose new restrictions on the ballot initiative process.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are considering a constitutional amendment to make state court judges appointed, not elected.

The Nevada Appeal reports the measure set for review...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine Republican wants the state's constitution to explicitly prohibit non-citizens from voting in local elections.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Senate members are hearing testimony on a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate any mention of slavery in the state constitution.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Republican-led Iowa Senate committee failed Thursday to advance a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for felons, killing one of GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds' top...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's coveted 18 electoral votes would be delivered to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote under a proposal making its way toward the state's fall...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Republican-led House has defeated a proposal to make it more difficult for citizen-led initiatives that amend the state constitution.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators on Thursday passed legislation to make it harder to impeach top officials, less than a year after former Gov. Eric Greitens resigned in the face of...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republicans on Wednesday pushed to make it harder to file initiative petitions after voters last year raised the minimum wage, changed the redistricting process...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters could decide in 2020 whether it should be easier for their local governments to raise taxes and issue bonds for affordable housing, road improvements...

CAIRO (AP) — A coalition of opposition parties on Wednesday urged Egyptians to vote against constitutional amendments that would potentially allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to remain in...

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Black Hawk County supervisors have approved placement of a women's voting rights sculpture on the courthouse lawn in Waterloo.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Karen Leicht is a convicted felon from Miami and a self-described "cat lady" who wants to vote.

Although Florida voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Advocates who pushed for a constitutional amendment to restore most Florida felons' voting rights are opposing a bill that sets terms for restoration.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A ballot initiative filed with the Arkansas Secretary of State's Office seeks a constitutional amendment that would impose the strictest legislative term limits in the...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan says he wants a term limit applied to the office he holds.

Duncan said on Georgia Public Broadcasting's "Lawmakers" program that he...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Reaction to the death of former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who died Thursday at age 91:

"Birch Bayh was a trailblazer who dedicated himself to improving the lives of all...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who championed the Title IX federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports, died at his home Thursday at age...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has again passed a resolution that would add the U.S. Constitution's gun protections by amendment to the state constitution.