Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment — John Shaqi
Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment
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Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment
Women -- Suffrage -- United States
West Virginia, two-thirds, biennial.
D.--Same as C., but no, or infrequent Constitutional Conventions:
Louisiana, two-thirds, biennial, no Constitutional Convention.
Texas, two-thirds, biennial, no Constitutional Convention.
Maryland, three-fifths, biennial, 20 years interval between
Constitutional Conventions.
E.--Difficult States:
Alabama--Legislature: three-fifths vote of one Legislature
(quadrennial). People: Majority of all votes cast at the election.
Iowa--Legislature: Majority of two Legislatures (biennial). People:
Majority of all voting for representatives.
Minnesota--Legislature: Majority vote of one Legislature (biennial).
People: Majority of votes at the election.
New York--Legislature: Majority of two Legislatures (annual). People:
Majority voting on amendment.
Virginia--Legislature: Majority of two Legislatures (biennial).
People: Majority of people voting on amendment.
Oklahoma--Legislature: Majority vote of one Legislature (biennial).
Initiative petition possible. People: Majority voting at election.
North Dakota--Legislature: Majority of two Legislatures (biennial).
Initiative petition possible. People: Majority voting on the
amendment. No Constitutional Convention.
South Carolina--Legislature: Two-thirds of two Legislatures
(annual).--One before submission to people; the other after
ratification by them. People: Majority voting for representatives.
Wisconsin--Legislature: Majority of two Legislatures (biennial).
People: Majority voting at the election.
F.--Very Difficult States:
Arkansas--Legislature: Majority vote of one Legislature (biennial).
People: Majority of all voting at election. Only three amendments at
once. No Constitutional Convention.
Connecticut--Legislature: Majority vote of one Legislature; two-thirds
vote a second Legislature (biennial). People: Majority votes of the
people on the amendment. No Constitutional Convention.
Kentucky--Legislature; three-fifths vote of one Legislature
(biennial). People: Majority of people voting on the amendment. Not
more than two amendments at once.
Massachusetts--Legislature: Majority in Senate and two-thirds House in
two Legislatures (annual). People: Majority voting on the amendment.
No Constitutional Convention.
New Jersey--Legislature: Majority of two Legislatures (annual).
People: Majority voting on amendment. Same amendment can be submitted
only once in five years. No Constitutional Convention.
Mississippi--Legislature: Two-thirds vote of one Legislature; majority
of a second, after the referendum vote (quadrennial). People: Majority
voting at the election. No Constitutional Convention.
Pennsylvania--Legislature: Majority of the two Legislatures
(biennial). People: Majority of people voting at election. Same
amendment can be submitted only once in five years. No Constitutional
Convention.
Rhode Island--Legislature: Majority of two Legislatures (annual).
People: Three-fifths of all voting at election. No Constitutional
Convention.
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