Tyler submitted his Texas-US treaty for annexation to the US Senate, delivered April 22, 1844, where a two-thirds majority was required for ratification.
Ratification of the treaty by all the European Union countries is required for it to become law, so the Irish rejection stopped the treaty in its tracks.
Some ERA proponents believe the 1972 language remains constitutionally viable and that only three additional state ratifications are required for the amendment to be adopted, while others believe that Congress must start from scratch since the ratification deadline passed in 1982.
Mandatory referendums also very often originate from governmental authorities entitled to bring forward proposals for which ratification by a referendum vote is required, particularly in the case of constitutional amendments or matters of state sovereignty, territory, or identity.
During the first year the ERA was introduced it garnered 22 of the 38 states required for ratification.
"We are therefore likely to arrive at a situation where the constitution is approved by a large majority of states and people - but not the grand slam of 25 victories formally required for ratification".
Mr. Kerry persevered, ultimately picking up enough Republican support to comfortably clear the two-thirds voting margin required for ratification.
For example, some number of state or provincial legislatures may be required to consent to the ratification of amendments passed by the federal legislature.
On February 17 , 1801 Jefferson was finally chosen president by the House, and with the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment, beginning in 1804, electors were required to cast separate ballots for president and vice president.
The paradoxical elegance of constitutional principles is that they require supermajorities for ratification yet protect minorities from the masses.
