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27th Amendment was first brought up
Durring the North Carolina convention a number of states sugested this amendment be put in place. -
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first presented
first presented by James Madison of Virginia -
First to ratify the 27th amendment
Maryland was the first state to ratify the 27th amendment -
legislation results
the vote passed with 138 against 29 -
Kentucky follows
shortly after Massachusetts passed it the Kentucky General Assembly did the same -
Tennessee follows
after both Massachusetts and Kentucky Tennessee follows suit aswell -
Wyoming ratification
Wyoming ratified the amendment as a protest against Congress raising its pay -
Gregory Wattson
Gregory Wattson wrote a paper over the 27th amendment pushing for ratification for a campaign for state legislatures -
10th to ratify
Maine was the tenth state to ratify the 27th amendment -
Officialy Ratified
May 19, 1992 the 27th amendment was officaly ratified by Archivist of the United States Don W. Willson