ON THE procedure to make amendments to the constituion of mongolia

chapter one

General grounds

Article 1.Purpose of the Law and relations to be regulated

1.1.Adhering and honoring the Constitution of Mongolia and ensuring its stability shall be the legal basis of Mongolia's independent and sovereign existence, and a particular and important obligation of the State Great Khural of Mongolia, within this scope this Law shall define and regulate the principles and procedures for reviewing the issue of whether to amend the respective law in accordance with the grounds stated in Articles Sixty-Eight and Sixty-Nine of the Constitution of Mongolia.

1.2.Any act of attempting or conspiring to make amendments to the Constitution of Mongolia outside of this Law shall be considered a contamination on the constitutional institutions of Mongolia.

1.3.This Law on the Procedure to make amendments to the Constitution of Mongolia shall not regulate relations in connection with the revision and newly approval of the Constitution of Mongolia entirely.

1.4.In connection with the issuance of the final decision /resolution/ of the Constitutional Court /Tsets/ of Mongolia, the relations in connection with the making amendment and approval of the Constitution of Mongolia can be discussed by the State Great Khural of Mongolia in a special procedure.

/This paragraph was added by the law as of August 24, 2022/

Article 2.Amendment content and limitation to be made to the Constitution of Mongolia

2.1.Articles, paragraphs,and sub-paragraphs that are amended by new formulation to the appropriate chapter, which are not included in chapters, articles, paragraphs, and sub-paragraphs of the Constitution of Mongolia /hereinafter referred to as "Constitution"/ shall be referred to as additions to the Constitution and it shall be consistent with the basic structure and basic concepts of the Constitution.

2.2.When adding a new article to the appropriate chapter of the Constitution, shall not change the number of the following article, and when marking the number of the added article, paragraph,and sub-paragraph, it shall be numbered in the upper right corner with Arabic numerals. /Article Twenty-five1, etc./.

2.3.Provisions introduced to clarify the terms and to improve the wording of the provisions in the relevant article, paragraph, and sub-paragraph of the Constitution shall be called amendments to the Constitution, and those amendments shall meet the requirements specified in paragraph 2.1 of this Law.

2.4.If the draft amendment to the Constitution changes the basic structure and basic concepts of the Constitutionor changes 35 percent or more of the total articles, or adds an equivalent amount, it shall be subject to the change or revision of the entire Constitution.

Article 3.The conditions that the Constitution shall not be amended

3.1.Amendments to the Constitution shall not be made in the event of special conditions specified in Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article Twenty-five of the Constitution.

3.2.According to Paragraph 3 of Article Sixty-nine of the Constitution, the State Great Khural of Mongolia / hereinafter referred to as "State Great Khural" / shall not make any amendments to the Constitution within six months before holding regular elections.

3.3.If an amendment has already been made to the Constitution, it shall be prohibited to make any further amendments on that matter within eight years from the date of entry into force of such amendment.

/This paragraph was changed by the law as of October 11, 2019/

3.4.If the draft amendment to the Constitution has been discussed, it shall be suspended until the state of emergency and war is canceled according to sub-paragraph 18 of paragraph 1 of Article Twenty-five and paragraphs 2 and 3 of the same article of the Constitution.

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

Article 4.Definitions of terms of the Law

4.1.The following terms used in this Law shall be understood in the following meanings:

4.1.1."law initiator" means the President of Mongolia /hereinafter referred to as "President"/, a member of the State Great Khural, and the Government according to the paragraph 1 of Article Twenty-six of the Constitution;

4.1.2."Draft amendment to the Constitution" means the original text of the draft submitted to the State Great Khural by the law initiator prepared at a professional level to meet the legal importance and high requirements of the Constitution.

/This sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

Article 5.Basic principles of the process for making amendments to the constitution

5.1.The State Great Khural and the law initiator shall adhere to the following basic principles at all stages of the process for making amendments to the Constitution:

5.1.1.adhere and honour the Constitution and protect its stability;

5.1.2.ensure people's sovereignty and participation;

5.1.3.be objective and transparent.

5.2.The State Great Khural and the law initiator shall ensure the principles specified in sub-paragraph 5.1.1 of this Law by the following basic methods:

5.2.1.Draft amendments to the Constitution /hereinafter referred to as "the draft"/ shall not contradict the basic structure and fundamental principles of the Constitution;

/This sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

5.2.2.Articles One, Two, Three, and Four, Paragraphs 1-3 of Article Five, Paragraph 1 of Article Six, Paragraph 1 of Article Eight, Paragraph 2 of Article Nine, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article Ten, Paragraph 1 of Article Twelve, Articles Fourteen, Fifteen, Nineteen, Paragraph 1 of Article Twenty-two, Paragraph 1 of Article Thirty-eight, Paragraph 2 of Article Forty-one, Article Forty-seven, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article Forty-nine, Sixty-eight, and Sixty-nine of the Constitution shall not be amended;

/This sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of February 9, 2017/

5.2.3.Procedure to make amendments to the Constitution shall fully comply with Articles Sixty-Eight and Sixty-Nine of the Constitution;

5.2.4.Form of making amendments to the Constitution shall be law only.

5.3.The State Great Khural and the law initiator shall satisfy the principle specified in sub-paragraph 5.1.2 of this Law by the following basic methods:

5.3.1.to ensure the participation of citizens, political parties, and other mass organizations in all activities from the initiation of a draft amendment to the Constitution to its final approval;

5.3.2.to provide citizens the opportunity to freely express their opinions about the draft;

5.3.3.to conduct a consultation referendum on the issue of amendments to Paragraph 4 of Article Five, Article Twenty, Paragraph 1 of Article Thirty, and Paragraph 1 of Article Forty-one of the Constitution;

/This sub-paragraph was added by the law as of February 9, 2017/

5.3.4.If, according to the results of the consultation referendum conducted in accordance with Sub-paragraph 6.1.1 of the Law on Consultation referendum, it was supported to make an amendment to the Constitution of Mongolia on the issues specified in Sub-paragraph 5.3.3 of this Law, the State Great Khural shall mandatorily consider and discuss it, and if necessary, shall create a working group to develop the amendment draft to the Constitution of Mongolia.

/This sub-paragraph was added by the law as of February 9, 2017/

/This sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

5.4.The State Great Khural and the law initiator shall satisfy the principle specified in Sub-paragraph 5.1.3 of this Law by the following basic methods:

5.4.1.initiatives and actions to amend the Constitution shall not be arbitrary;

5.4.2.amendments to the Constitution shall not protect the interests of any political party, group or class;

5.4.3.amendments to the Constitution shall not undermine the basic human rights and freedoms recognized by the Constitution, or deny the principle of distribution of state power;

5.4.4.the full text of the draft and its submission, discussion, decision-making activities, and final results shall be regularly reported to the public media;

5.4.5.receive the opinions of citizens, their colleagues, and organizations about the draft through all public communication channels of the State Great Khural and report how it is reflected in the draft;

5.4.6.between the discussion stage of the draft, the members of the State Great Khural shall report the results of the activity to their constituencies directly or through their representatives, and to study and take into account the opinions of the citizens;

5.4.7.to set the period between the discussion stages of the draft in such a way as to allow citizens, their colleagues, and organizations to express their opinions.

Article 6.Initiating an amendment draft to the Constitution

/The title of this article was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

6.1.According to paragraph 1 of Article Sixty-eight of the Constitution, draft amendments to the Constitution can be submitted to the State Great Khural by the organization and official authorized to initiate law.

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

6.2.The State Great Khural shall not discuss the issue of amendments to the Constitution without a draft submitted by the law initiator of the law.

Article 7.Initiating draft amendments to the Constitution by the President

/The title of this article was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

7.1.The President, as the head of state, may initiate draft amendments to the Constitution on matters other than those specified in Sub-paragraph 5.2.2 of this Law and those listed below:

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

7.1.1.Expanding, limiting, and increasing the powers granted to the President by the Constitution;

7.1.2.Extending or otherwise changing the term of the President's regular election or the remaining term of office;

7.1.3.Weakening and changing the requirements for presidential candidates.

7.2.In accordance with Article Thirty-seven of the Constitution, the Chairman of the State Great Khural may not initiate draft amendments to the Constitution when the he/she is exercising the powers of the President in the absence of the President.

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

Article 8.Initiating draft amendments to the Constitution by a member of the State Great Khural

/The title of this article was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

8.1.A member of the State Great Khural may initiate draft amendments to the Constitution on matters other than those specified in paragraph 5.2.2 of this Law and those mentioned below:

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

8.1.1.Extension of the regular election and full term of the State Great Khural;

8.1.2.Expanding the powers of the members of the State Great Khural, weakening their duties and responsibilities;

8.1.3.acquiring certain powers of executive and judicial power.

8.2.A member of the State Great Khural may jointly initiate the draft specified in paragraph 8.1 of this Law with other members of the State Great Khural.

Article 9.Initiating draft amendments to the Constitution by the Government

/The title of this article was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

9.1.The Government may initiate draft amendments to the Constitution on matters other than those specified in sub-paragraph 5.2.2 of this Law and those mentioned below:

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

9.1.1.limiting and changing the powers of the State Great Khural and the President;

9.1.2.limiting and changing the judicial power;

9.1.3.increasing the power of the Cabinet member.

9.2.The draft specified in paragraph 9.1 of this Law shall be discussed and approved by the Cabinet meeting.

Article 10.Requirements for draft amendments to the Constitution

/The title of this article was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

10.1.The draft submitted to the State Great Khural shall meet the following general requirements:

10.1.1.an explanation shall be attached that proves that it is in full compliance or does not conflict with the relevant provisions of the Constitution and the principles stipulated in Article 5 of this Law;

10.1.2.the non-contradiction with the international treaty in which Mongolia is a party to and if there is a contradiction, with the international treaty in which Mongolia is a party to, its settlement method shall be specified;

10.1.3.the opinions of the President and the Government have been received regarding the draft;

10.1.4.the matters related to national security shall be discussed and approved at the National Security Council meeting;

10.1.5.for the matter of judicial power, the opinion of the Judicial General Council and for the matter of human rights, the opinion of the National human rights commission shall be obtained;

10.1.6.shall have agreed with the President of the Bank of Mongolia on money and credit issues.

10.2.Organizations and officials specified in Sub-paragraphs 10.1.3-10.1.6 of this Law shall submit their opinions to the law initiator within 30 days, and if necessary, this period may be postponed by arrangement with the law initiator.

10.3.If the organizations and officials specified in Sub-paragraphs 10.1.3-10.1.6 of this Law do not submit a response within the period specified in paragraph 10.2 of this Law, it shall be considered that they do not have a special opinion.

CHAPTER TWO

DISCUSSING DRAFT AMENDMENTS ON THE SESSION

/The title of this chapter was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

Article 11.Discussing and deciding the draft amendments to the Constitution

/The title of this article was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

11.1.The law initiator shall submit the draft developed in accordance with the principles and procedures specified in this Law to the State Great Khural in accordance with the Law on Legislation.

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

11.2.The State Great Khural shall start discussion on the draft in a plenary session within one month from the received date.

11.3.The following principles shall be followed when discussing the draft at the session:

11.3.1.according to paragraph 1 of the Article Sixty-nine of the Constitution, if at least three-fourths /57/ of the total /76/ members of the State Great Khural are present, it shall be considered valid attendance for discussion of amendments to the Constitution;

11.3.2.a member of the State Great Khural shall attend the session in person and vote. Voting on behalf of others shall be prohibited;

11.3.3.when approving the draft, it shall be decided in three discussions. It shall be prohibited to approve the draft in the first and second discussion;

11.3.4.only one draft shall be discussed at the session, which was determined in advance. Two or more drafts with different concepts can be considered at the proposal level, but it shall be prohibited to discuss them independently at the simultaneous time;

11.3.5.voting in the standing committee and plenary sessions can be done openly or secretly by taking into account of the nature and circumstances of the issue, and the form of voting shall be decided by the majority vote of the members present at the meeting;

11.3.6.the discussion shall be conducted continuously. If the session has started discussing the draft, the State Great Khural shall not discuss other issues until the final decision is made.

11.4.The period between the discussions shall be at least seven working days, depending on the nature and volume of the issues under discussion, and the upper limit may be set by a majority vote of the members present at the plenary session. During this period, the Standing Committee and its members shall hear the public opinions, prepare the draft for discussion, and issue their opinions and conclusions. It shall apply to continuous operation.

11.5.Sub-paragraph 11.3.6 of this Law shall not apply to solve organizational and one-time /non-normative/ non-delayed issues, as well as issues, the time limit for approval of which by the State Great Khural is specifically specified by law, between discussion stages.

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

Article 12.Procedure to conduct the first discussion

12.1.When the State Great Khural session decides whether or not to further discuss the draft, shall follow the following order and procedure:

12.1.1.to listen to the law initiator's presentation;

12.1.2.to conduct questions and answers related to the presentation;

12.1.3.to hear the opinions and conclusions of the Standing Committee;

12.1.4.a party or coalition group can express their party's policy and position on the concept of the draft;

12.1.5.if the President requests  himself, to make a speech;

12.1.6.if the Constitutional Court submits an opinion, to hear it;

12.1.7.to hear the Government's opinion;

12.1.8.A member of the State Great Khural to make a speech and issue an opinion;

12.1.9.The Chairman of the State Great Khural may have heard the comments and information received from citizens and the public at the plenary session;

12.1.10.to vote on whether to discuss the draft further with the formulation as "accept" or "reject".

12.2.If it is considered appropriate to discuss the draft with the votes not less than two-thirds of the members present at the meeting, the State Great Khural may establish a working group to prepare the draft for the second or third discussions, including the law initiator.

Article 13.Procedure to prepare the second discussion

13.1.Preparation for the second discussion shall be coordinated by the Standing Committee on State structure.

13.2.Other Standing Committees shall discuss their opinions and conclusions regarding the draft at the Standing Committee sessions and submit them to the Standing Committee on State structure.

13.3.A party and coalition group can issue opinions and conclusions. The Standing Committee and its members, as well as the party and coalition group, shall not include in their opinions and conclusions the formulation of new paragraphs and sub-paragraphs that are not included in the draft, except for consideration at the level of votes specified in Sub-paragraph 11.3.4 of this Law.

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

13.4.The Standing Committee on State structure shall include the following in its opinions and conclusions:

13.4.1.information regarding the preparation of the draft for discussion;

13.4.2.opinions and conclusions given by Standing Committees, a party and coalition group, opinions with a principal controversial opinion issued by members of the State Great Khural on the draft;

13.4.3.If it is considered that it is not necessary to include in the draft any principal controversial opinion specified in Sub-paragraph 13.4.2 of this Law, its grounds and justification;

13.4.4.the results of the Standing Committee's vote on submitting the draft to the second discussion.

Article 14.Procedure to conduct the second discussion

14.1.According to Article 13 of this Law, the Standing Committee on State structure shall have firstly heard the opinions and conclusions regarding the preparation of the draft for the second discussion.

14.2.After hearing the opinions and conclusions specified in paragraph 14.1 of this Law, the members of the State Great Khural may ask questions and receive interpretation in relation to the opinions and conclusions of the Standing Committee only.

14.3.The principal controversial opinions which were issued by the Standing Committees and members of the State Great Khural to be included in the draft shall not be discussed separately, but they shall be discussed together when voting on each article, paragraph, and sub-paragraph of the draft included in the second discussion.

14.4.According to paragraph 1 of Article Sixty-nine of the Constitution, votes shall be taken for each article, paragraph, and sub-paragraph of the draft by the votes not less than three-fourths of all members of the State Great Khural.

14.5.After completion of voting in accordance with paragraph 14.4 of this Law, the resolution of the State Great Khural setting the obligation and time frame for the preparation of the draft for the third discussion shall be approved, the draft shall be transferred to the Standing Committee on State structure, and it shall be announced to the public.

Article 15.Procedure to conduct the third discussion

15.1.The opinions and conclusions of the Standing Committee on State structure regarding the preparation for the third discussion of the draft shall be heard first.

15.2.Formulations of opinions based on paragraph 246.2 of the Law on the Procedure of sessions of the State Great Khural of Mongolia shall be read, and votes shall be taken for each formulation.

/This paragraph was modified by the law as of October 11, 2019/

15.3.A member of the State Great Khural who does not agree with the result of the vote specified in paragraph 15.2 of this Law shall have the right to vote once by explaining the grounds and reasons. If the opinion is supported, the wording of the article, paragraph, or sub-paragraph shall be heard and voted again. The member of the State Great Khural or a minority shall not make any opinion to add other article, paragraph, or sub-paragraph that differ from the opinion approved in the second discussion.

15.4.After the completion of the voting specified in paragraphs 15.2 and 15.3 of this Law, after reading and hearing the entire draft, the Chairman of the State Great Khural shall vote on each article, paragraph, and sub-paragraph.

/This paragraph was invalidated by the law as of October 11, 2019/

15.5.In accordance with paragraph 15.4 of this Law article, paragraph, and sub-paragraph supported by not less than three-fourths of all members of the State Great Khural shall be deemed approved.

/This paragraph was invalidated by the law as of October 11, 2019/

15.6.Article, paragraph, and sub-paragraph that do not obtain a percentage vote as specified in paragraph 15.5 of this Law shall be considered to be excluded from the draft, and a resolution of the State Great Khural shall be issued on this matter.

/This paragraph was invalidated by the law as of October 11, 2019/

15.7.After reading the draft, the Chairman of the State Great Khural shall make a vote to approve the draft as a whole.

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

15.8.If three-fourths or more of the total members of the State Great Khural vote "to approve," the amendments to the Constitution shall be deemed approved and announced publicly.

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

Article 16.Certifying and preserving the original of the amendments to the Constitution by the President, and publishing the official original text

/The title of this article was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

16.1.Within two working days after the approval of the amendments to the Constitution, the Chairman of the State Great Khural shall personally deliver and present them to the President..

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

16.2.The President shall review within seven working days from the date of receipt of the original amendment to the Constitution from the State Great Khural, and if he/ she considers that the entire original or the content of any of its article, paragraph, or sub-paragraph, or terms is contradict to the Constitution, it can be exercised a veto in accordance with sub-paragraph 1 of paragraph 1 of Article Thirty-three of the Constitution.

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

16.3.Within three working days after the President delivers it in person and presents it in accordance with paragraph 16.1 of this Law, shall sign as "…this original is the amendment to the Constitution of Mongolia as original…" and seal by state stamp and keep together with this original text of the Constitution of Mongolia.

/This paragraph was modified by the law as of October 11, 2019/

16.4.The original text certified by the President shall be placed in the Constitution and published in the "State Information" bulletin, and it shall be considered the official original text.

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of May 29, 2015/

/This paragraph was amended by the law as of May 12, 2017/

chapter three

GROUNDS AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION THROUGH NATIONAL REFERENDUMS

Article 17.Procedure for amendments to the Constitution by national referendums

17.1.If the State Great Khural discussed the draft according to Article 14 of this Law and considered that it is appropriate to conduct national referendums on the amendment by the vote not less than two-thirds of total members of the State Great Khural, a resolution to conduct national referendums shall be issued according to the paragraph 2 of the Article Sixty-eight and paragraph 1 of the Article Twenty five of the Constitution.

17.2.The draft to be conducted national referendums on which shall be developed in compliance with all the principles, requirements in this Law and the Constitution, and shall be discussed by the first and second discussion of the session.

17.3.In the second discussion, the draft decided by voting on each article, paragraph, and sub-paragraph shall be approved as the original text to be conducted referendum and a resolution of the State Great Khural shall be issued to conduct national referendums.

17.4.As stated in paragraph 4.2 of the Law on National referendums, if it is considered appropriate to hold a national referendum, it shall be prohibited to hold a national referendum together on any issue other than the approval or rejection of the original text to be submitted to the national referendum.

/This paragraph was added by the law as of October 11, 2019/

17.5.The resolution of the State Great Khural on holding national referendums shall determine the reason and purpose of holding national referendums, the starting and ending dates of the referendums, as well as the procedure for organizing the work.

/Numbering of this paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

17.6.The draft submitted to national referendums shall be officially published within three working days after the date of national referendums is announced.

/Numbering of this paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

17.7.The referendum on approval or rejection of the draft shall be organized and conducted in accordance with Article Twenty-five of the Constitution.

/Numbering of this paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

17.8.On the day of voting of the national referendum, the citizens of Mongolia who have reached the age of 18 and have the right to vote in the national referendum shall participate in it under the public, equal, direct, free and secret voting procedure, and this work may be conducted simultaneously with the election of the State Great Khural. If it is held at a different time, it shall be reconfirmed and organized on the basis of the list of voters issued during the previous election of the State Great Khural.

/Numbering of this paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

17.9.Amendments to the Constitution of Mongolia shall be considered approved if a majority of all citizens legally registered in the voter list participate in national referendum and a majority of them vote to "approve" the original text.

/Numbering of this paragraph was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

17.10.The Standing Committee of State structure of the State Great Khural shall organize the matters on officialization, publication and consideration of the original text approved by national referendums.

/This paragraph and its numbering was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

17.11.It shall be prohibited for the State Grand Khural to make any corrections or changes to the Constitution approved by national referendums, and for the Constitutional Court /Tsets/ to review it.

/This paragraph and its numbering was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

17.12.If the majority of citizens have not participated in the national referendum, the national referendum shall be invalid, and if the majority of the participants voted "reject", the original text shall be considered not approved. If the referendum is declared invalid and the law is rejected accordingly, the State Great Khural shall not consider it again within eight years from the issuance date of the referendum result.

/This paragraph and its numbering was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

17.13.Re-voting at the level of territorial khoroos and khesegs, and re-conducting the referendums at the national level on the issue of amendments to the Constitution shall be conducted in accordance with Article 21 of the Law on National Referendums.

/This paragraph and its numbering was amended by the law as of October 11, 2019/

chapter four

PROCEDURE FOR DISCUSSING THE making AMENDments to THE CONSTITUTION OF MONGOLIA BY FINAL DECISIOn OF THE CONSTITUTION court /tsets/ OF MONGOLIA

/This chapter was added by the law as of August 24, 2022/

Article 18.The procedure for discussing the making amendments to the Constitution of Mongolia by the final decision of the Constitutional Court /Tsets/ of Mongolia

18.1.If the relevant provisions of the Constitution of Mongolia are invalidated on the grounds specified in paragraph 1 of Article Sixty-four, paragraph 4 of Article Sixty-six, Article Sixty-seven, and paragraph 1 of Article Sixty-eight of the Constitution of Mongolia, the Standing Committee on State structure shall prepare the draft amendments to the Constitution of Mongolia for the discussion, which was submitted to the State Great Khural by the competent organizations and officials authorized to initiate law and have it discussed on the plenary session.

18.2.The paragraph 3.3, article 10 and paragraph 11.4 of this Law and paragraph 40.1 of the Law on Legislation may not be followed when submitting a draft amendment to the Constitution of Mongolia by the final decision /resolution/ of the Constitutional Court /Tsets/ of Mongolia.

18.3.If not less than two-thirds of the members belonging to the Standing Committee are present at the session of the Standing Committee of the State structure, and not less than three-fourths of the members of the State Great Khural /57/ are present at the plenary session, it shall be considered valid to discuss the draft amendment to the Constitution of Mongolia.

18.4.The draft amendment to the Constitution of Mongolia shall be decided in two discussions.

18.5.In the first discussion, each article, paragraph and sub-paragraph of the Constitution of Mongolia to be invalidated by the final decision /resolution/ of the Constitutional Court /Tsets/ of Mongolia shall be decided by a vote of not less than two-thirds of the members who attended the session of the Standing Committee of State structure and it shall be submitted to the plenary session together with the opinion and conclusion.

18.6.The plenary session shall discuss the opinions and conclusions of the Standing Committee on State structure and decide on each article, paragraph and sub-paragraph of the draft amendments to the Constitution of Mongolia with the votes of not less than three-fourths of all members of the State Great Khural.

18.7.One vote can be voted up to 3 times, and a vote that receives the support of not less than two-thirds of the members who participated in the Standing Committee session twice, and not less than three-fourths of the total members of the State Great Khural at the plenary session, shall be considered a supported vote.

18.8.After voting at the plenary, the draft amendments to the Constitution of Mongolia shall be transferred to the Standing Committee on State structure for preparation for the second discussion.

18.9.The Standing Committee of State structure shall consolidate the opinions supported by the plenary session and prepare the final version as the draft amendment to the Constitution of Mongolia and submit it to the plenary session along with the opinions and conclusions.

18.10.If the opinion and conclusions of the Standing Committee on State strucuture shall be heard at the plenary session, and three-fourths or more of the total members of the State Great Khural vote to "approve", the relevant article, paragraph, and sub-paragraph of the Constitution of Mongolia shall be invalidated and announced publicly.

18.11.Within two working days after the invalidation of relevant article, paragraph and sub-paragraph of the Constitution of Mongolia, the chairman of the State Great Khural of Mongolia shall personally deliver and present them to the President of Mongolia.

18.12.Within three working days after the presentment, the President of Mongolia shall sign "…this original is the amendment to the Constitution of Mongolia as original …" and seal by the state stamp and keep together with this original text of the Constitution of  Mongolia.

18.13.The original text approved by the President of Mongolia shall be placed in the Constitution of Mongolia and published in the "State Information" bulletin, and it shall be considered the official original text.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE GREAT KHURAL OF MONGOLIA DEMBEREL.D