Summary
In short, Hollingsworth's holding is limited to its facts: no presidential signature is necessary for valid ratification when the proposed amendment was presented more than ten days prior to congressional adjournment, and the necessary number of States ratified, and the President proclaimed the ratification as effective. Thus, the precise question of whether or not a President could veto a proposed amendment was not addressed by the Hollingsworth holding, although this position was adopted as dicta in INS v. Chadha (1983). Similarly, Hollingsworth did not address the question of the necessity of a presidential signature in situations where the amendment was delivered to the President less than ten days prior to congressional adjournment.
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