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# Second, <span style="color:#FF0000">¾ (75%)</span> of the state legislatures would need to <u>ratify</u> the amendment at a convention. (In lieu of state legislators, 75% of the members of a constitutional convention may ratify the amendment as well.) | # Second, <span style="color:#FF0000">¾ (75%)</span> of the state legislatures would need to <u>ratify</u> the amendment at a convention. (In lieu of state legislators, 75% of the members of a constitutional convention may ratify the amendment as well.) | ||
An amendment can also be started by a proposal of ⅔ (67%) of the state legislatures. As of 2022, zero amendments have been initiated this way. All of the 27 amendments have started in the federal Congress. | An amendment can also be started by a proposal of ⅔ (67%) of the state legislatures. As of 2022, zero amendments have been initiated this way. All of the 27 amendments have started in the federal Congress. | ||
== Article 6 (Federal supremacy): 3 ¶ (clauses) == | == Article 6 (Federal supremacy): 3 ¶ (clauses) == |