The phrase "are needed to ratify" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the requirements or conditions necessary for the ratification of an agreement, treaty, or decision.
Example: "A two-thirds majority in the Senate are needed to ratify the treaty."
Alternatives: "are required to ratify" or "are essential to ratify".
The pact opens for signatures in September, and 22 nations are needed to ratify it.
The starting point is the fact that, under the U.S. Constitution, two-thirds of the Senate, or 67 votes, are needed to ratify any international treaty.
The United States doesn't have a gender equality clause in its Constitution, but according to that founding document, 38 states are needed to ratify an amendment.
Only three more states are needed to ratify the 28th amendment to the United States which provides that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex".
The approval of 16 legislatures was needed to ratify the amendments.
The Social Democratic Party in Germany, the main opposition party whose support is needed to ratify the fiscal agreement, has taken a similar line.
Anticipating a potential "no" vote, or voter apathy, Parliament agreed beforehand that the referendum would not be binding and that only the Parliament's vote would be needed to ratify Slovakia's entry to the Union.
Officials in Tokyo insist the law is needed to ratify a 2000 UN treaty targeting global organised crime, and to improve Japan's anti-terrorism measures as it prepares to host the rugby world cup in 2019 and the Olympics the following year.
Even though steps were taken to verify the similarity of each of our comparator groups in this analysis, further prospective evaluation in larger cohorts of patients is needed to ratify our findings.
Rank-and-file members did not even vote--only their applause was needed to ratify the choice.
