Since that date, the Magna Carta was partially reformulated eighteen times.
Successive modifications were made in 1831, 1834, 1839, 1843, 1851, 1861, 1868, 1871, 1878, 1890, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1961, 1967, 1994 and 2004.

The constitutional process Bolivia has now embarked began in 1990 when the originary peoples of the Beni marched through plains, valleys and highlands, from their communities up to La Paz. They demanded dignity, land and territory for the indigenous peoples, as well as recognition of ethnic diversity. Four years went by before those demands were heeded. The 1994 constitutional reform acknowledged the multiethnic and pluricultural character of the country. But Congress, where traditional parties held sway, remained oblivious to the rest of their demands provoking the blockades by indigenous peoples and coca growers that sparked the intensifying sequence of events culminating in February and October of 2003.

After the resignation of president Sánchez de Lozada, his successor, Carlos Mesa, agreed to summon a Constituent Assembly. To that end, 14 articles in the constitution were amended with transitory regulations that prepared the way for the Constituent Assembly.

In March 6, 2006, president Evo Morales promulgated the Special Law to Convene the Constituent Assembly, calling for the electoral process held on July 2, 2006, when 255 representatives were backed by the popular vote to convene the national assembly that will rewrite the constitution. The Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) headed by president Morales won 135 seats.

In this binding Autonomic Referendum 54% of voters were against autonomy for national departments, a proposal that won the majority vote in the Beni, Pando, Santa Cruz and Tarija departments, forcing the national executive to make concessions regarding finances and jurisdiction in those regions. Now it will be up to the Assembly to define the limits of departments and of autonomies. The government has repeatedly stated that it means to extend autonomy to provincial and regional levels, even unto traditional ayllus.

With less than two thirds of the assembly, the MAS will need to seek alliances with some other of the country’s political strongholds. The refounding of Bolivia will be able to commence.

On August 6, proposals for a new National Political Constitution will begin to be discussed and developed concerning subjects such as: natural resources, regional autonomy, property of the land, use of the land, the direct election of candidates to office, and issues regarding the police force and the military, among others.