No, that would be Tennesse.
The first is the states legislative body can approve the amendment. The other is the states consititutional convention delegates are authorized to approve the amendment. The full details can be found in Article Five.
The house and the congress
Tennessee was the only Southern state to ratify the 14th amendment.
THE HOUSE AND THE CONGRESS
Tennessee was the only Southern state to ratify the 14th amendment.
1. an amendment is official when three-fourths of the state legislatures approve it. 2. when special conventions in three-fourths of the states approve it.
3/4 of state legislatures
3/4 of the legislatures of each state or ratifying conventions of each state, as Congress so directs, is needed to approve an amendment to the US Constitution.
Three-fourths of the states must ratify (approve) an amendment before it becomes part of the Constitution.
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you need 2/3 of a fraction for a Constitutional Amendment