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Lawmakers consider rescinding its 1975 ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
Posted: Feb 5, 2021 / 02:17 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 5, 2021 / 05:08 PM CSTLawmakers are looking to rescind the state legislature’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment almost half a century ago.Senate Concurrent Resolution would say North Dakota’s 1975 approval of the ERA to the U.S. constitution has lapsed. The amendment reads “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged … on account of sex.”Since its proposal in 1972, the ERA would’ve needed 38 states to sign on within seven years, but it fell short. Supporters say that timeline hasn’t expired, and the amendment is...…Posted: Feb 5, 2021 / 02:17 PM CSTUpdated: Feb 5, 2021 / 05:08 PM CSTLawmakers are looking to rescind the state legislature’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment almost half a century ago.Senate Concurrent Resolution would say North Dakota’s 1975 approval of the ERA to the U.S. constitution has lapsed. The amendment reads “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged … on account of sex.”Since its proposal in 1972, the ERA would’ve needed 38 states to sign on within seven years, but it fell short. Supporters say that timeline hasn’t expired, and the amendment is...WW…
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