However, no additional states voted yes before that date, and the ERA fell three states short of ratification. The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress on Maand 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.īy 1977, the legislatures of 35 states had approved the amendment. In 1978, Congress voted to extend the original March 1979 deadline to June 30, 1982. Minnesota Congressional Delegation MississippiĪ brief history of ratification in the states Michigan Congressional Delegation Minnesota Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Michigan Maryland Congressional Delegation Massachusetts Kentucky Congressional Delegation Louisiana Kansas Congressional Delegation Kentucky* Illinois Congressional Delegation Indiana Wisconsin Congressional Delegation WyomingĬalifornia Congressional Delegation ColoradoĬolorado Congressional Delegation ConnecticutĬonnecticut Congressional Delegation Delawareĭelaware Congressional Delegation Florida West Virginia Congressional Delegation Wisconsin Washington Congressional Delegation West Virginia Virginia Congressional Delegation Washington Vermont Congressional Delegation Virginia South Dakota Congressional Delegation Tennessee* South Carolina State Legislature South Dakota* Rhode Island Congressional Delegation South Carolina Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation Rhode Island Oregon Congressional Delegation Pennsylvania
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