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Virginia state legislature approves the Equal Rights Amendment
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| Last Edited | RP Jan 16, 2020 09:02am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Grace Segers |
| News Date | Wednesday, January 15, 2020 07:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Both houses of the Virginia legislature approved the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) on Wednesday, fulfilling a campaign promise for many of the newly-elected Democrats who took control in the statehouse earlier this month. Virginia became the pivotal 38th state to pass the ERA, decades after the measure was approved in Congress in 1972.
Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn, the first female speaker in Virginia House history, presided over the vote in the House, according to the Associated Press. Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, has said he supports the measure.
Advocates for the ERA argue that the amendment should now be added to the constitution, as it has been ratified by two-thirds of all states. However, opponents say that the approval is long past the deadline of 1982 set by Congress. Moreover, five states — Nebraska, Tennessee, Idaho, Kentucky and South Dakota — have rescinded their support for the bill since approving it in the 1970s. |
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