Virginia officially became the critical 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, clearing the way for likely court fights over whether the measure can be added to the U.S. Constitution.
. The only option for supporters now is to begin the ratification process all over again in Congress, the department said.
The ERA has been a top priority of Democrats who retook control of the Virginia General Assembly in November's elections. The state is now expected to submit copies of the resolution to the U.S. archivist and others. Senate Clerk Susan Clarke Schaar said Monday that she could not provide an exact timeline.
The ERA was initially proposed in Congress in 1923 and passed in 1972. Its first section reads:"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."
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