District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment - Response of The State Legislatures

Response of The State Legislatures

Requiring the approvals of lawmakers in at least 38 of the 50 states, the District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment was ratified by the legislatures of only the following 16 states:

  1. New Jersey on September 11, 1978
  2. Michigan on December 13, 1978
  3. Ohio on December 21, 1978
  4. Minnesota on March 19, 1979
  5. Massachusetts on March 19, 1979
  6. Connecticut on April 11, 1979
  7. Wisconsin on November 1, 1979
  8. Maryland on March 19, 1980
  9. Hawaii on April 17, 1980
  10. Oregon on July 6, 1981
  11. Maine on February 16, 1983
  12. West Virginia on February 23, 1983
  13. Rhode Island on May 13, 1983
  14. Iowa on January 19, 1984
  15. Louisiana on June 24, 1984
  16. Delaware on June 28, 1984

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