irty - five ▁states ▁rat ified ▁the ▁proposed ▁am end ment ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁dead line , ▁three ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁required ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁implemented ▁( five ▁of ▁them ▁later ▁voted ▁to ▁res c ind ▁their ▁rat ification ). ▁No ▁further ▁states ▁rat ified ▁the ▁am end ment ▁within ▁the ▁extended ▁dead line . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Nev ada ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁state ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁E RA ▁after ▁the ▁exp iration ▁of ▁both ▁dead lines , ▁followed ▁by ▁Illinois ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁and ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁pur port edly ▁bringing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁rat ifications ▁to ▁ 3 8 . ▁However , ▁exper ts ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁have ▁acknowled ged ▁legal ▁uncertainty ▁about ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁these ▁rat ifications , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁exp ired ▁dead lines ▁and ▁the ▁five ▁states ' ▁pur port ed ▁rev oc ations . ▁ ▁No ▁longer ▁pending ▁ ▁The ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁V oting ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ▁( pro posed ▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁would ▁have ▁granted ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁full ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁as ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁a ▁state , ▁repe aled ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Am end ment , ▁granted ▁the ▁District ▁un cond itional ▁Elect oral ▁College ▁voting ▁rights , ▁and ▁allowed ▁its ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁Constitution ▁is ▁am ended . ▁A ▁seven - year ▁rat ification ▁time ▁limit ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the