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).
There are two ways to propose an amendment to the constitution. get 2/3 of both houses in congress to agree through a constitutional convention called by 2/3 of state legislatures if amendment is approved by either of the two above groups, then it has to be ratified. there are 2 ways. 3/4 of legislatures in states must ratify; 3/4 of the states must have individual constitutional conventions to ratify. the previous answer to this question was how to pass a law