Dr. Jennifer Davenport, MD, is a Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) specialist in Carlsbad, New Mexico. She attended and graduated from University Of Kansas School Of Medicine in 2001, having over 17 years of diverse experience, especially in Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology). She is affiliated with many hospitals including Presbyterian Hospital.
See the Ratification Convention Page for a discussion of the make up of a convention. Amendments are sent to the legislatures of the states by default. Only one amendment, the 21st, specified a convention. In any case, passage by the legislature or convention is by simple majority. The Constitution, then, spells out four paths for an amendment: 1  Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state conventions (never used). 2  Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state legislatures (never used).
Article V of the United States Constitution provides authority and instructions for amending the Constitution. Amendments can be proposed by Congress or by constitutional convention. Congress then decides how to ratify the amendment if approved by Congress or convention.The amendment can either be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states.ongress can propose an amendment to the Constitution by passing a joint resolution. Two thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate must approve the resolution. 1  The resolution does not have to be approved by the President, who has no required role in the amendment process.