Miami Township Board of Trustees Change Meeting Time. The Miami Township Board of Trustees has made the decision to change the BOT meeting start time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This change will be effective with the June 28, 2016 meeting. The June 14, 2016 meeting will still be held at 7:00 p.m. Read on...
Treaty power. The president has the authority to negotiate treaties with other nations. These formal international agreements do not go into effect, however, until ratified by a two-thirds vote of the Senate.
Congress has the power to determine the method for ratification. One of the methods is to call a ratifying convention in each state. Article V of the United States Constitution allows for ratification of amendments through approval by conventions in three-fourths of the states.