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The first efforts in Congress to repeal the 22nd Amendment were undertaken in 1956, five years after the amendment's ratification. Over the next 50 years, 54 joint resolutions seeking to repeal the two-term presidential election limit were introduced. [1]
The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress on March 22, 1972 and sent to the states for ratification. In order to be added to the Constitution, it needed approval by legislatures in three-fourths (38) of the 50 states. By 1977, the legislatures of 35 states had approved the amendment.
23 kwi 2024 · The following is a record of each ratified amendment and the states and dates that led to the ratification. The Constitutional Timeline and the Ratification Grid may also be of interest.
constitutional amendment election dates and corresponding canvass dates for adopted amendments from the 1972 election to the most recent election at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/canvasdt.shtml. Information relating to pre-1972 canvass dates is available at the Texas State Archives.
State-by-State Ratification Table. States are listed in the order in which they ratified the Constitution. Notes: * The population figures are adapted from the official 1790 census figures.
24 mar 2020 · list of state ratification actions The following dates reflect the date of the state legislature's passage, the date of filing with the Governor or Secretary of State, or the date of certification by the Governor or
The Amendment would have need to be ratified by at least 38 states before the 1982 deadline to be added to the Constitution. However, only 35 states ratified the Amendment by 1982. The Amendment passed both chambers of Congress and was sent to the states for ratification in March of 1972.
