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time taken to ratify the 27th Amendment202 years, 7 months, 12 days

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Originally submitted to state legislatures for ratification on Sept 25, 1789. Ratification was completed on May 7, 1992, with Michigan being the 38th state (officially) to ratify. That yields a duration of 74003 days, or 202 years, 7 months, 12 days.

It was officially certified by the Archivist of the United States on May 18, 1992, yielding a duration of 74014 days; and printed in the Federal Register on May 19, 1992.

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