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Amendment Article V
CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, Section 20
Discrimination on account of sex.
HJR 4 1972
Senate: 1524-1544, 1546-1551
House: 869-882
Committee: Government Administration & Elections: 33-49
Total Pages: 58 pages
Adopted: November 27, 1974 by a popular vote of 460,711 in favor and 135,427 against.
“the time has come to bring an end to sex discrimination that is sanctioned by law or by practices of government.”
--Representative Neiditz explaining proposed constitutional amendment House Joint Resolution No. 4 to the House of Representatives on March 29, 1972.