Ratification of Constitutional Amendments



Article 5 of the Constitution provides for the amendment of the Constitution by various means (see The Amendments Page for details). However an amendment is proposed, it does not become part of the Constitution unless it is ratified by three-quarters of the states (either the legislatures thereof, or in amendment conventions). 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.

The information contained on this page was found on the Amendments to the Constitution Page at Emory University's site and on the Text of the Amendments Page at the GPO's site. As noted on those pages, the dates published here are based on the best information available.

There is some disagreement about the ability of a state to rescind an amendment ratification prior to full ratification. In U.S. history, thus far, no rescinded ratifications have made a difference in the long run, though they certainly have happened, especially to the Reconstruction Amendments, 13 through 15. On this page, only dates of first ratification are listed. States that never accepted an amendment are not listed at all.

In each table, the "*" column will contain a * symbol next to the state that provided the required three-quarters vote for ratification. Note that the number of states required for ratification increased through history - some amendments, then, required more states at the time of ratification than they needed at the time of proposal.

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The first ten amendments, commonly known as a group as the Bill of Rights, were all ratified at once. The amendments were proposed on September 25, 1789.

# State Date * 1 New Jersey Nov 20, 1789 2 Maryland Dec 19, 1789 3 North Carolina Dec 22, 1789 4 South Carolina Jan 19, 1790 5 New Hampshire Jan 25, 1790 6 Delaware Jan 28, 1790 7 New York Feb 24, 1790 8 Pennsylvania Mar 10, 1790 9 Rhode Island Jun 7, 1790 10 Vermont Nov 3, 1791 11 Virginia Dec 15, 1791 * 12 Massachusetts Mar 2, 1939 13 Georgia Mar 18, 1939 14 Connecticut Apr 19, 1939 Ratified in 811 days

The 11th Amendment, which limits Supreme Court jurisdiction, was proposed on March 4, 1794.

# State Date * 1 New York Mar 27, 1794 2 Rhode Island Mar 31, 1794 3 Connecticut May 8, 1794 4 New Hampshire Jun 16, 1794 5 Massachusetts Jun 26, 1794 6 Vermont Nov 9, 1794 7 Virginia Nov 18, 1794 8 Georgia Nov 29, 1794 9 Kentucky Dec 7, 1794 10 Maryland Dec 26, 1794 11 Delaware Jan 23, 1795 12 North Carolina Feb 7, 1795 * 13 South Carolina Dec 4, 1797 Ratified in 340 days

The 12th Amendment, which reworks the presidential selection process, was proposed on December 9, 1803.

# State Date * 1 North Carolina Dec 21, 1803 2 Maryland Dec 24, 1803 3 Kentucky Dec 27, 1803 4 Ohio Dec 30, 1803 5 Pennsylvania Jan 5, 1804 6 Vermont Jan 30, 1804 7 Virginia Feb 3, 1804 8 New York Feb 10, 1804 9 New Jersey Feb 22, 1804 10 Rhode Island Mar 12, 1804 11 South Carolina May 15, 1804 12 Georgia May 19, 1804 13 New Hampshire Jun 15, 1804 * 14 Tennessee Jul 27, 1804 Ratified in 189 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by Delaware on Jan 18, 1804; by Massachusetts on Feb 3, 1804; and by Connecticut, on May 10, 1804.

The 13th Amendment, which prohibits slavery, was proposed on January 31, 1865.

# State Date * 1 Illinois Feb 1, 1865 2 Rhode Island Feb 2, 1865 3 Michigan Feb 3, 1865 4 Maryland Feb 3, 1865 5 New York Feb 3, 1865 6 Pennsylvania Feb 3, 1865 7 West Virginia Feb 3, 1865 8 Missouri Feb 6, 1865 9 Maine Feb 7, 1865 10 Kansas Feb 7, 1865 11 Massachusetts Feb 7, 1865 12 Virginia Feb 9, 1865 13 Ohio Feb 10, 1865 14 Indiana Feb 13, 1865 15 Nevada Feb 16, 1865 16 Louisiana Feb 17, 1865 17 Minnesota Feb 23, 1865 18 Wisconsin Feb 24, 1865 19 Vermont Mar 8, 1865 20 Tennessee Apr 7, 1865 21 Arkansas Apr 14, 1865 22 Connecticut May 4, 1865 23 New Hampshire Jul 1, 1865 24 South Carolina Nov 13, 1865 25 Alabama Dec 2, 1865 26 North Carolina Dec 4, 1865 27 Georgia Dec 6, 1865 * 28 Oregon Dec 8, 1865 29 California Dec 19, 1865 30 Florida Dec 28, 1865 31 Iowa Jan 15, 1866 32 New Jersey Jan 23, 1866 33 Texas Feb 18, 1870 34 Delaware Feb 12, 1901 35 Kentucky Mar 18, 1976 36 Mississippi Mar 16, 1995 * Ratified in 309 days

* Mississippi ratified the amendment in 1995, but the state didn't officially notify the US Archivist until 2012, when the ratification finally became official.

This amendment was specifically rejected by Delaware on Feb 8, 1865; by Kentucky on Feb 24, 1865; by New Jersey on Mar 16, 1865; and by Mississippi on Dec 4, 1865. Florida reaffirmed its ratification on Jun 9, 1868.

The 14th Amendment, which guarantees the rights of citizens and other persons, was proposed on June 13, 1866.

# State Date * 1 Connecticut Jun 25, 1866 2 New Hampshire Jul 6, 1866 3 Tennessee Jul 19, 1866 4 New Jersey Sep 11, 1866 5 Oregon Sep 19, 1866 6 Vermont Oct 30, 1866 7 Ohio Jan 4, 1867 8 New York Jan 10, 1867 9 Kansas Jan 11, 1867 10 Illinois Jan 15, 1867 11 West Virginia Jan 16, 1867 12 Michigan Jan 16, 1867 13 Minnesota Jan 16, 1867 14 Maine Jan 19, 1867 15 Nevada Jan 22, 1867 16 Indiana Jan 23, 1867 17 Missouri Jan 25, 1867 18 Rhode Island Feb 7, 1867 19 Wisconsin Feb 7, 1867 20 Pennsylvania Feb 12, 1867 21 Massachusetts Mar 20, 1867 22 Nebraska Jun 15, 1867 23 Iowa Mar 16, 1868 24 Arkansas Apr 6, 1868 25 Florida Jun 9, 1868 26 North Carolina Jul 4, 1868 27 Louisiana Jul 9, 1868 28 South Carolina Jul 9, 1868 * 29 Alabama Jul 13, 1868 30 Georgia Jul 21, 1868 31 Virginia Oct 8, 1869 32 Mississippi Jan 17, 1870 33 Texas Feb 18, 1870 34 Delaware Feb 12, 1901 35 Maryland Apr 4, 1959 36 California May 6, 1959 37 Kentucky Mar 18, 1976 Ratified in 757 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by Texas on Oct 27, 1866; by Georgia on Nov 6, 1866; by North Carolina on Dec 14, 1866; by South Carolina on Dec 20, 1866; by Kentucky on Jan 8, 1867; by Virginia on Jan 9, 1867; by Louisiana on Feb 6, 1867; by Delaware on Feb 8, 1867; and by Maryland on Mar 23, 1867. New Jersey's ratification was rescinded on Mar 24, 1868; Ohio rescinded its ratification on Jan 15, 1868 and ratified again on Mar 13, 2003.

The 15th Amendment, which ensures the right of black men to vote, was proposed on February 26, 1869.

# State Date * 1 Nevada Mar 1, 1869 2 West Virginia Mar 3, 1869 3 Illinois Mar 5, 1869 4 Louisiana Mar 5, 1869 6 Michigan Mar 5, 1869 5 North Carolina Mar 5, 1869 7 Wisconsin Mar 5, 1869 8 Maine Mar 11, 1869 9 Massachusetts Mar 12, 1869 10 Arkansas Mar 15, 1869 11 South Carolina Mar 15, 1869 12 Pennsylvania Mar 25, 1869 13 New York Apr 14, 1869 14 Indiana May 14, 1869 15 Connecticut May 19, 1869 16 Florida Jun 14, 1869 17 New Hampshire Jul 1, 1869 18 Virginia Oct 8, 1869 19 Vermont Oct 20, 1869 20 Alabama Nov 16, 1869 21 Missouri Jan 7, 1870 22 Minnesota Jan 13, 1870 23 Mississippi Jan 17, 1870 24 Rhode Island Jan 18, 1870 25 Kansas Jan 19, 1870 26 Ohio Jan 27, 1870 27 Georgia Feb 2, 1870 28 Iowa Feb 3, 1870 * 29 Nebraska Feb 17, 1870 30 Texas Feb 18, 1870 31 New Jersey Feb 15, 1871 32 Delaware Feb 12, 1901 33 Oregon Feb 24, 1959 34 California Apr 3, 1962 35 Maryland May 7, 1973 36 Kentucky Mar 18, 1976 37 Tennessee April 8, 1997 Ratified in 342 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by Kentucky on Mar 12, 1869; by Delaware on Mar 18, 1869; by Ohio on Apr 30, 1869; by Tennessee on Nov 16, 1869; by California on Jan 28, 1870; by New Jersey on Feb 7, 1870; and by Maryland on Feb 26, 1870. New York rescinded its ratification on Jan 5, 1870, and rescinded the rescission on Mar 30, 1970.

The 16th Amendment, which specifically authorizes the income tax, was proposed on July 12, 1909.

# State Date * 1 Alabama Aug 10, 1909 2 Kentucky Feb 8, 1910 3 South Carolina Feb 19, 1910 4 Illinois Mar 1, 1910 5 Mississippi Mar 7, 1910 6 Oklahoma Mar 10, 1910 7 Maryland Apr 8, 1910 8 Georgia Aug 3, 1910 9 Texas Aug 16, 1910 10 Ohio Jan 19, 1911 11 Idaho Jan 20, 1911 12 Oregon Jan 23, 1911 13 Washington Jan 26, 1911 14 Montana Jan 30, 1911 15 Indiana Jan 30, 1911 16 California Jan 31, 1911 17 Nevada Jan 31, 1911 18 South Dakota Feb 3, 1911 19 Nebraska Feb 9, 1911 20 North Carolina Feb 11, 1911 21 Colorado Feb 15, 1911 22 North Dakota Feb 17, 1911 23 Kansas Feb 18, 1911 24 Michigan Feb 23, 1911 25 Iowa Feb 24, 1911 26 Missouri Mar 16, 1911 27 Maine Mar 31, 1911 28 Tennessee Apr 7, 1911 29 Arkansas Apr 22, 1911 30 Wisconsin May 26, 1911 31 New York Jul 12, 1911 32 Arizona Apr 6, 1912 33 Minnesota Jun 11, 1912 34 Louisiana Jun 28, 1912 35 West Virginia Jan 31, 1913 36 New Mexico Feb 3, 1913 * 37 Massachusetts Mar 4, 1913 38 New Hampshire Mar 7, 1913 Ratified in 1302 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by New Hampshire on Mar 2, 1911. It was also rejected by Arkansas prior to its subsequent ratification, and by Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Utah.

The 17th Amendment, which required Senators be elected by the people, was proposed on May 13, 1912.

# State Date * 1 Massachusetts May 22, 1912 2 Arizona Jun 3, 1912 3 Minnesota Jun 10, 1912 4 New York Jan 15, 1913 5 Kansas Jan 17, 1913 6 Oregon Jan 23, 1913 7 North Carolina Jan 25, 1913 8 California Jan 28, 1913 9 Michigan Jan 28, 1913 10 Iowa Jan 30, 1913 11 Montana Jan 30, 1913 12 Idaho Jan 31, 1913 13 West Virginia Feb 4, 1913 14 Colorado Feb 5, 1913 15 Nevada Feb 6, 1913 16 Texas Feb 7, 1913 17 Washington Feb 7, 1913 18 Wyoming Feb 8, 1913 19 Arkansas Feb 11, 1913 20 Maine Feb 11, 1913 21 Illinois Feb 13, 1913 22 North Dakota Feb 14, 1913 23 Wisconsin Feb 18, 1913 24 Indiana Feb 19, 1913 25 New Hampshire Feb 19, 1913 26 Vermont Feb 19, 1913 27 South Dakota Feb 19, 1913 28 Oklahoma Feb 24, 1913 29 Ohio Feb 25, 1913 30 Missouri Mar 7, 1913 31 New Mexico Mar 13, 1913 32 Nebraska Mar 14, 1913 33 New Jersey Mar 17, 1913 34 Tennessee Apr 1, 1913 35 Pennsylvania Apr 2, 1913 36 Connecticut Apr 8, 1913 * 37 Louisiana Jun 11, 1914 37 Delaware Jun 25, 2010 Ratified in 330 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by Utah on Feb 26, 1913.

The 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol, was proposed on December 18, 1917.

# State Date * 1 Mississippi Jan 8, 1918 2 Virginia Jan 11, 1918 3 Kentucky Jan 14, 1918 4 North Dakota Jan 25, 1918 5 South Carolina Jan 29, 1918 6 Maryland Feb 13, 1918 7 Montana Feb 19, 1918 8 Texas Mar 4, 1918 9 Delaware Mar 18, 1918 10 South Dakota Mar 20, 1918 11 Massachusetts Apr 2, 1918 12 Arizona May 24, 1918 13 Georgia Jun 26, 1918 14 Louisiana Aug 3, 1918 15 Florida Dec 3, 1918 16 Michigan Jan 2, 1919 17 Ohio Jan 7, 1919 18 Oklahoma Jan 7, 1919 19 Idaho Jan 8, 1919 20 Maine Jan 8, 1919 21 West Virginia Jan 9, 1919 22 California Jan 13, 1919 23 Tennessee Jan 13, 1919 24 Washington Jan 13, 1919 25 Arkansas Jan 14, 1919 26 Kansas Jan 14, 1919 27 Alabama Jan 15, 1919 28 Colorado Jan 15, 1919 29 Iowa Jan 15, 1919 30 New Hampshire Jan 15, 1919 31 Oregon Jan 15, 1919 32 Nebraska Jan 16, 1919 33 North Carolina Jan 16, 1919 34 Utah Jan 16, 1919 35 Missouri Jan 16, 1919 36 Wyoming Jan 16, 1919 * 37 Minnesota Jan 17, 1919 38 Wisconsin Jan 17, 1919 39 New Mexico Jan 20, 1919 40 Nevada Jan 21, 1919 41 New York Jan 29, 1919 42 Vermont Jan 29, 1919 43 Pennsylvania Feb 25, 1919 44 Connecticut May 6, 1919 45 New Jersey Mar 9, 1922 Ratified in 394 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by Rhode Island.

The 19th Amendment, which ensures women the right to vote, was proposed on June 4, 1919.

# State Date * 1 Illinois Jun 10, 1919; 2 Michigan Jun 10, 1919 3 Wisconsin Jun 10, 1919 4 Kansas Jun 16, 1919 5 New York Jun 16, 1919 6 Ohio Jun 16, 1919 7 Pennsylvania Jun 24, 1919 8 Massachusetts Jun 25, 1919 9 Texas Jun 28, 1919 10 Iowa July 2, 1919 11 Missouri Jul 3, 1919 12 Arkansas Jul 28, 1919 13 Montana Aug 2, 1919 14 Nebraska Aug 2, 1919 15 Minnesota Sep 8, 1919 16 New Hampshire Sep 10, 1919 17 Utah Oct 2, 1919 18 California Nov 1, 1919 19 Maine Nov 5, 1919 20 North Dakota Dec 1, 1919 21 South Dakota Dec 4, 1919 22 Colorado Dec 15, 1919 23 Kentucky Jan 6, 1920 24 Rhode Island Jan 6, 1920 25 Oregon Jan 13, 1920 26 Indiana Jan 16, 1920 27 Wyoming Jan 27, 1920 28 Nevada Feb 7, 1920 29 New Jersey Feb 9, 1920 30 Idaho Feb 11, 1920 31 Arizona Feb 12, 1920 32 New Mexico Feb 21, 1920 33 Oklahoma Feb 28, 1920 34 West Virginia Mar 10, 1920 35 Washington Mar 22, 1920 36 Tennessee Aug 18, 1920 * 37 Connecticut Sep 14, 1920 38 Vermont Feb 8, 1921 39 Delaware Mar 6, 1923 40 Maryland Mar 29, 1941 41 Virginia Feb 21, 1952 42 Alabama Sep 8, 1953 43 Florida May 13, 1969 44 South Carolina Jul 1, 1969 45 Georgia Feb 20, 1970 46 Louisiana Jun 11, 1970 47 North Carolina May 6, 1971 48 Mississippi Mar 22, 1984 Ratified in 441 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by Georgia on Jul 24, 1919; by Alabama on Sep 22, 1919; by South Carolina on Jan 28, 1920; by Virginia on Feb 12, 1920; by Maryland on Feb 24, 1920; by Mississippi on Mar 29, 1920; by Delaware on Jun 2, 1920; and by Louisiana on Jul 1, 1920.

Illinois reaffirmed its ratification on Jun 17, 1919; Connecticut reaffirmed its ratification on Sep 21, 1920. Maryland's ratification was not certified until Feb 25, 1958. South Carolina's ratification was not certified until Aug 22, 1973.

The 20th Amendment, which sets the dates for the beginning of congressional and presidential terms, was proposed on March 2, 1932.

# State Date * 1 Virginia Mar 4, 1932 2 New York Mar 11, 1932 3 Mississippi Mar 16, 1932 4 Arkansas Mar 17, 1932 5 Kentucky Mar 17, 1932 6 New Jersey Mar 21, 1932 7 South Carolina Mar 25, 1932 8 Michigan Mar 31, 1932 9 Maine Apr 1, 1932 10 Rhode Island Apr 14, 1932 11 Illinois Apr 21, 1932 12 Louisiana Jun 22, 1932 13 West Virginia Jul 30, 1932 14 Pennsylvania Aug 11, 1932 15 Indiana Aug 15, 1932 16 Texas Sep 7, 1932 17 Alabama Sep 13, 1932 18 California Jan 4, 1933 19 North Carolina Jan 5, 1933 20 North Dakota Jan 9, 1933 21 Minnesota Jan 12, 1933 22 Arizona Jan 13, 1933 23 Montana Jan 13, 1933 24 Nebraska Jan 13, 1933 25 Oklahoma Jan 13, 1933 26 Kansas Jan 16, 1933 27 Oregon Jan 16, 1933 28 Delaware Jan 19, 1933 29 Washington Jan 19, 1933 30 Wyoming Jan 19, 1933 31 Iowa Jan 20, 1933 32 South Dakota Jan 20, 1933 33 Tennessee Jan 20, 1933 34 Idaho Jan 21, 1933 35 New Mexico Jan 21, 1933 36 Georgia Jan 23, 1933 37 Missouri Jan 23, 1933 38 Ohio Jan 23, 1933 39 Utah Jan 23, 1933 * 40 Massachusetts Jan 24, 1933 41 Wisconsin Jan 24, 1933 42 Colorado Jan 24, 1933 43 Nevada Jan 26, 1933 44 Connecticut Jan 27, 1933 45 New Hampshire Jan 31, 1933 46 Vermont Feb 2, 1933 47 Maryland Mar 24, 1933 48 Florida Apr 26, 1933 Ratified in 327 days

The 21st Amendment, which repealed Amendment 18, was proposed on February 20, 1933.

# State Date * 1 Michigan April 10, 1933 2 Wisconsin Apr 25, 1933 3 Rhode Island May 8, 1933 4 Wyoming May 25, 1933 5 New Jersey Jun 1, 1933 6 Delaware Jun 24, 1933 7 Indiana Jun 26, 1933 8 Massachusetts Jun 26, 1933 9 New York Jun 27, 1933 10 Illinois Jul 10, 1933 11 Iowa Jul 10, 1933 12 Connecticut Jul 11, 1933 13 New Hampshire Jul 11, 1933 14 California Jul 24, 1933 15 West Virginia Jul 25, 1933 16 Arkansas Aug 1, 1933 17 Oregon Aug 7, 1933 18 Alabama Aug 8, 1933 19 Tennessee Aug 11, 1933 20 Missouri Aug 29, 1933 21 Arizona Sep 5, 1933 22 Nevada Sep 5, 1933 23 Vermont Sep 23, 1933 24 Colorado Sep 26, 1933 25 Washington Oct 3, 1933 26 Minnesota Oct 10, 1933 27 Idaho Oct 17, 1933 28 Maryland Oct 18, 1933 29 Virginia Oct 25, 1933 30 New Mexico Nov 2, 1933 31 Florida Nov 14, 1933 32 Texas Nov 24, 1933 33 Kentucky Nov 27, 1933 34 Ohio Dec 5, 1933 35 Pennsylvania Dec 5, 1933 36 Utah Dec 5, 1933 * 37 Maine Dec 6, 1933 38 Montana Aug 6, 1934 Ratified in 288 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by South Carolina on Dec 4, 1933.

The 22nd Amendment, which sets the presidential two-term limit, was proposed on March 21, 1947.

# State Date * 1 Maine Mar 31, 1947 2 Michigan Mar 31, 1947 3 Iowa Apr 1, 1947 4 Kansas Apr 1, 1947 5 New Hampshire Apr 1, 1947 6 Delaware Apr 2, 1947 7 Illinois Apr 3, 1947 8 Oregon Apr 3, 1947 9 Colorado Apr 12, 1947 10 California Apr 15, 1947 11 New Jersey Apr 15, 1947 12 Vermont Apr 15, 1947 13 Ohio Apr 16, 1947 14 Wisconsin Apr 16, 1947 15 Pennsylvania Apr 29, 1947 16 Connecticut May 21, 1947 17 Missouri May 22, 1947 18 Nebraska May 23, 1947 19 Virginia Jan 28, 1948 20 Mississippi Feb 12, 1948 21 New York Mar 9, 1948 22 South Dakota Jan 21, 1949 23 North Dakota Feb 25, 1949 24 Louisiana May 17, 1950 25 Montana Jan 25, 1951 26 Indiana Jan 29, 1951 27 Idaho Jan 30, 1951 28 New Mexico Feb 12, 1951 29 Wyoming Feb 12, 1951 30 Arkansas Feb 15, 1951 31 Georgia Feb 17, 1951 32 Tennessee Feb 20, 1951 33 Texas Feb 22, 1951 34 Nevada Feb 26, 1951 35 Utah Feb 26, 1951 36 Minnesota Feb 27, 1951 * 37 North Carolina Feb 28, 1951 38 South Carolina Mar 13, 1951 39 Maryland Mar 14, 1951 40 Florida Apr 16, 1951 41 Alabama May 4, 1951 Ratified in 1439 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by Oklahoma in Jun 1947; and by Massachusetts on Jun 9, 1949.

The 23rd Amendment, which grants Washington D.C. electoral votes, was proposed on June 17, 1960.

# State Date * 1 Hawaii Jun 23, 1960 2 Massachusetts Aug 22, 1960 3 New Jersey Dec 19, 1960 4 New York Jan 17, 1961 5 California Jan 19, 1961 6 Oregon Jan 27, 1961 7 Maryland Jan 30, 1961 8 Idaho Jan 31, 1961 9 Maine Jan 31, 1961 10 Minnesota Jan 31, 1961 11 New Mexico Feb 1, 1961 12 Nevada Feb 2, 1961 13 Montana Feb 6, 1961 14 South Dakota Feb 6, 1961 15 Colorado Feb 8, 1961 16 Washington Feb 9, 1961 17 West Virginia Feb 9, 1961 18 Alaska Feb 10, 1961 19 Wyoming Feb 13, 1961 20 Delaware Feb 20, 1961 21 Utah Feb 21, 1961 22 Wisconsin Feb 21, 1961 23 Pennsylvania Feb 28, 1961 24 Indiana Mar 3, 1961 25 North Dakota Mar 3, 1961 26 Tennessee Mar 6, 1961 27 Michigan Mar 8, 1961 28 Connecticut Mar 9, 1961 29 Arizona Mar 10, 1961 30 Illinois Mar 14, 1961 31 Nebraska Mar 15, 1961 32 Vermont Mar 15, 1961 33 Iowa Mar 16, 1961 34 Missouri Mar 20, 1961 35 Oklahoma Mar 21, 1961 36 Rhode Island Mar 22, 1961 37 Kansas Mar 29, 1961 38 Ohio Mar 29, 1961 * 39 New Hampshire Mar 30, 1961 40 Alabama Apr 16, 2002 Ratified in 285 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by Arkansas on Jan 24, 1961. New Hampshire ratified on Mar 29, 1961 but then rescinded the ratification the same day.

The 24th Amendment, which ensures the vote cannot be taken away for failing to pay a poll tax, was proposed on August 27, 1962.

# State Date * 1 Illinois Nov 14, 1962 2 New Jersey Dec 3, 1962 3 Oregon Jan 25, 1963 4 Montana Jan 28, 1963 5 West Virginia Feb 1, 1963 6 New York Feb 4, 1963 7 Maryland Feb 6, 1963 8 California Feb 7, 1963 9 Alaska Feb 11, 1963 10 Rhode Island Feb 14, 1963 11 Indiana Feb 19, 1963 12 Utah Feb 20, 1963 13 Michigan Feb 20, 1963 14 Colorado Feb 21, 1963 15 Ohio Feb 27, 1963 16 Minnesota Feb 27, 1963 17 New Mexico Mar 5, 1963 18 Hawaii Mar 6, 1963 19 North Dakota Mar 7, 1963 20 Idaho Mar 8, 1963 21 Washington Mar 14, 1963 22 Vermont Mar 15, 1963 23 Nevada Mar 19, 1963 24 Connecticut Mar 20, 1963 25 Tennessee Mar 21, 1963 26 Pennsylvania Mar 25, 1963 27 Wisconsin Mar 26, 1963 28 Kansas Mar 28, 1963 29 Massachusetts Mar 28, 1963 30 Nebraska Apr 4, 1963 31 Florida Apr 18, 1963 32 Iowa Apr 24, 1963 33 Delaware May 1, 1963 34 Missouri May 13, 1963 35 New Hampshire Jun 12, 1963 36 Kentucky Jun 27, 1963 37 Maine Jan 16, 1964 38 South Dakota Jan 23, 1964 * 39 Virginia Feb 25, 1977 40 North Carolina May 3, 1989 Ratified in 514 days

This amendment was specifically rejected by Mississippi on Dec 20, 1962.

The 25th Amendment, which details presidential disability procedures, was proposed on July 6, 1965.

# State Date * 1 Nebraska Jul 12, 1965 2 Wisconsin Jul 13, 1965 3 Oklahoma Jul 16, 1965 4 Massachusetts Aug 9, 1965 5 Pennsylvania Aug 18, 1965 6 Kentucky Sep 15, 1965 7 Arizona Sep 22, 1965 8 Michigan Oct 5, 1965 9 Indiana Oct 20, 1965 10 California Oct 21, 1965 11 Arkansas Nov 4, 1965 12 New Jersey Nov 29, 1965 13 Delaware Dec 7, 1965 14 Utah Jan 17, 1966 15 West Virginia Jan 20, 1966 16 Maine Jan 24, 1966 17 Rhode Island Jan 28, 1966 18 Colorado Feb 3, 1966 19 New Mexico Feb 3, 1966 20 Kansas Feb 8, 1966 21 Vermont Feb 10, 1966 22 Alaska Feb 18, 1966 23 Idaho Mar 2, 1966 24 Hawaii Mar 3, 1966 25 Virginia Mar 8, 1966 26 Mississippi Mar 10, 1966 27 New York Mar 14, 1966 28 Maryland Mar 23, 1966 29 Missouri Mar 30, 1966 30 New Hampshire Jun 13, 1966 31 Louisiana Jul 5, 1966 32 Tennessee Jan 12, 1967 33 Wyoming Jan 25, 1967 34 Washington Jan 26, 1967 35 Iowa Jan 26, 1967 36 Oregon Feb 2, 1967 37 Minnesota Feb 10, 1967 38 Nevada Feb 10, 1967 * 39 Connecticut Feb 14, 1967 40 Montana Feb 15, 1967 41 South Dakota Mar 6, 1967 42 Ohio Mar 7, 1967 43 Alabama Mar 14, 1967 44 North Carolina Mar 22, 1967 45 Illinois Mar 22, 1967 46 Texas Apr 25, 1967 47 Florida May 25, 1967 Ratified in 584 days

The 26th Amendment, which ensures the vote to all citizens over the age of 18, was proposed on March 23, 1971.

# State Date * 1 Connecticut Mar 23, 1971 2 Delaware Mar 23, 1971 3 Minnesota Mar 23, 1971 4 Tennessee Mar 23, 1971 5 Washington Mar 23, 1971 6 Hawaii Mar 24, 1971 7 Massachusetts Mar 24, 1971 8 Montana Mar 29, 1971 9 Arkansas Mar 30, 1971 10 Idaho Mar 30, 1971 11 Iowa Mar 30, 1971 12 Nebraska Apr 2, 1971 13 New Jersey Apr 3, 1971 14 Kansas Apr 7, 1971 15 Michigan Apr 7, 1971 16 Alaska Apr 8, 1971 17 Maryland Apr 8, 1971 18 Indiana Apr 8, 1971 19 Maine Apr 9, 1971 20 Vermont Apr 16, 1971 21 Louisiana Apr 17, 1971 22 California Apr 19, 1971 23 Colorado Apr 27, 1971 24 Pennsylvania Apr 27, 1971 25 Texas Apr 27, 1971 26 South Carolina Apr 28, 1971 27 West Virginia Apr 28, 1971 28 New Hampshire May 13, 1971 29 Arizona May 14, 1971 30 Rhode Island May 27, 1971 31 New York Jun 2, 1971 32 Oregon Jun 4, 1971 33 Missouri Jun 14, 1971 34 Wisconsin Jun 22, 1971 35 Illinois Jun 29, 1971 36 Alabama Jun 30, 1971 37 Ohio Jun 30, 1971 38 North Carolina Jul 1, 1971 39 Oklahoma Jul 1, 1971 * 40 Virginia Jul 8, 1971 41 Wyoming Jul 8, 1971 42 Georgia Oct 4, 1971 Ratified in 100 days

The 27th Amendment, which restricts raises in congressional pay, was proposed on September 25, 1789.

# State Date * 1 Maryland Dec 19, 1789 2 North Carolina Dec 22, 1789 3 South Carolina Jan 19, 1790 4 Delaware Jan 28, 1790 5 Vermont Nov 3, 1791 6 Virginia Dec 15, 1791 7 Ohio May 6, 1873 8 Wyoming Mar 6, 1978 9 Maine Apr 27, 1983 10 Colorado Apr 22, 1984 11 South Dakota Feb 21, 1985 12 New Hampshire Mar 7, 1985 13 Arizona Apr 3, 1985 14 Tennessee May 23, 1985 15 Oklahoma Jul 10, 1985 16 New Mexico Feb 14, 1986 17 Indiana Feb 24, 1986 18 Utah Feb 25, 1986 19 Arkansas Mar 6, 1987 20 Montana Mar 17, 1987 21 Connecticut May 13, 1987 22 Wisconsin Jul 15, 1987 23 Georgia Feb 2, 1988 24 West Virginia Mar 10, 1988 25 Louisiana Jul 7, 1988 26 Iowa Feb 9, 1989 27 Idaho Mar 23, 1989 28 Nevada Apr 26, 1989 29 Alaska May 6, 1989 30 Oregon May 19, 1989 31 Minnesota May 22, 1989 32 Texas May 25, 1989 33 Kansas Apr 5, 1990 34 Florida May 31, 1990 35 North Dakota Mar 25, 1991 36 Alabama May 5, 1992 37 Missouri May 5, 1992 38 Michigan May 7, 1992 39 New Jersey May 7, 1992 * 40 Illinois May 12, 1992 41 California June 26, 1992 Ratified in 74003 days

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