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no rescinded ratifications have made a difference in the long run, though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.