ARTICLE XIII. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT


 PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENTS
 Section 1. Amendments to this Constitution shall maintain the principles of a
republican form of government and may be proposed by initiative, a constitutional
convention, or the Senate.

 GENERAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
 Section 2. (a) The Senate, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members,
may submit to the qualified voters of the Virgin Islands at a regular general election the
question, "Shall there be a constitutional convention to propose amendments to the
Constitution?" This question shall be submitted by the Senate to the qualified voters of
the Virgin Islands within ten years after the effective date of this Constitution and at
least once every ten years thereafter.

 (b) An initiative petition may submit to the qualified voters of the
Virgin Islands the question, "Shall there be a constitutional convention to propose
amendments to the Constitution?" The petition shall be signed by at least 15 percent of
the qualified voters of each legislative district of the Virgin Islands or by 51 percent of
the qualified voters of the Virgin Islands. The question shall be submitted to the voters
at the first regular election held not less than ninety days after the filing of the initiative
petition.

 (c) If a majority of those voting on the question of a constitutional
convention favors holding such a convention, the Senate shall convene a convention
within one hundred and twenty days after approval of the petition.

 (d) Delegates to a constitutional convention shall be elected on a
nonpartisan ballot as provided by law. A constitutional convention may propose an
amendment to the Constitution only upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its
members.

 LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL
 Section 3. The Senate may propose an amendment to this Constitution upon
the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members.

 INITIATIVE
 Section 4. The people may propose an amendment to this Constitution by
initiative. An initiative petition shall contain the full text of the proposed amendment
and shall be signed by 15 percent of the qualified voters of each legislative district of
the Virgin Islands or by 51 percent of the qualified voters of the Virgin Islands.

 LIMITED CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
 Section 5. A constitutional amendment proposed by the Senate or by initiative
may provide, in accordance with its terms, for direct ratification by the qualified voters
of the Virgin Islands or for the convening of a constitutional convention limited to the