
If state lawmakers pass the ERA, Virginia would become the 38th state to ratify it, and an amendment needs 38 states to be added to the U.S. Constitution. But it's not that simple.
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If state lawmakers pass the ERA, Virginia would become the 38th state to ratify it, and an amendment needs 38 states to be added to the U.S. Constitution. But it's not that simple.
(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)