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readings, by not less than two-thirds of all the members of
that House.
(2) Parliament shall publicise any Bill to amend this Constitution,
and facilitate public discussion about the Bill.
(3) After Parliament passes a Bill to amend this Constitution,
the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament shall jointly submit to
the President—
(a) the Bill, for assent and publication; and
(b) a certificate that the Bill has been passed by Parliament in
accordance with this Article.
(4) Subject to clause (5), the President shall assent to the Bill
and cause it to be published within thirty days after the Bill is enacted
by Parliament.
(5) If a Bill to amend this Constitution proposes an amendment
relating to a matter mentioned in Article 255 (1)—
(a) the President shall, before assenting to the Bill, request
the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
to conduct, within ninety days, a national referendum for
approval of the Bill; and
(b) within thirty days after the chairperson of the Independent
Electoral and Boundaries Commission has certified to the
President that the Bill has been approved in accordance with
Article 255 (2), the President shall assent to the Bill and
cause it to be published.
257. (1) An amendment to this Constitution may be proposed by Amendment by
a popular initiative signed by at least one million registered voters.
popular initiative.
(2) A popular initiative for an amendment to this Constitution may
be in the form of a general suggestion or a formulated draft Bill.
(3) If a popular initiative is in the form of a general suggestion, the
promoters of that popular initiative shall formulate it into a draft Bill.
(4) The promoters of a popular initiative shall deliver the draft
Bill and the supporting signatures to the Independent Electoral and
Boundaries Commission, which shall verify that the initiative is
supported by at least one million registered voters.