Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance

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Equal Rights Amendment

NORTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE

Text of the Equal Rights Amendment

Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.

FACT SHEET:

Why the Equal Rights Amendment Is Duly Ratified as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

 

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