State ratifying conventions
method
State ratifying conventions are one of the two ways established by Article Five of the United States Constitution for ratifying proposed constitutional amendments.[1] Ratifying conventions have only been used on one occasion.[2] This was in 1933 and was used to ratify the 21st Amendment.[2] All other proposed constitutional amendments have been offered to the state legislatures for ratification.
The Constitution also provides that state ratifying conventions may also be used to propose a constitutional amendment.[1] However, to date, none of the 27 amendments to the Constitution have been proposed by state conventions.[1] A state ratifying convention may be called by a two-thirds vote by a state legislature.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Constitutional Amendment Process". The National Archives. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Twenty-First Amendment". The Free Dictionary/Farlex. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ Terence P. Jeffrey (12 August 2013). "Mark Levin: States Should Call Convention to Propose Amending Constitution". CNS News. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
