The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) needs only one more state to ratify it before it can become an amendment to the US Constitution. Although State Senator Sandra Day O’Connor and Arizona State Rep. Sister Claire Dunn proposed ratification, Arizona is one of the laggard states that never ratified the ERA in the 1970s.
Both Senator Victoria Steele and I proposed ERA ratification in 2019 and in past years. Now, HBO Commentator John Oliver has jumped on the ERA bandwagon. Below, you can watch his segment on the history of the ERA and why it should be ratified. Steele has a cameo appearance talking about Arizona’s opportunity to move out of laggard status and move into the history books as the 38th and final state to ratify the ERA.
Also, here are a few stories about the ERA ratification efforts in Arizona. If you want to get involved, check out ERA TaskForceAZ on social media. ERA TaskForceAZ will be fanning out across Republican Legislative Districts during the interim; expect to see them at the Capitol again this year. As our high school football coach used to say, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”
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Today! 38 Miles for the Equal Rights Amendment