enty - se vent h ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution . ▁The ▁am end ment ' s ▁ad option ▁was ▁cert ified ▁by ▁Archiv ist ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Don ▁W . ▁Wilson ▁and ▁subsequently ▁aff ir med ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁Congress ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Three ▁states ▁did ▁not ▁complete ▁action ▁on ▁the ▁twelve ▁articles ▁of ▁am end ment ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁initially ▁put ▁before ▁the ▁states . ▁Georgia ▁found ▁a ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁unnecessary ▁and ▁so ▁refused ▁to ▁rat ify . ▁Both ▁ch amb ers ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁General ▁Court ▁rat ified ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁am end ments ▁( the ▁Senate ▁adopted ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁House ▁ 9 ▁of ▁ 1 2 ), ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁recon cile ▁their ▁two ▁lists ▁or ▁to ▁send ▁official ▁notice ▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁ones ▁they ▁did ▁agree ▁upon . ▁Both ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁General ▁Assembly ▁voted ▁to ▁rat ify ▁Articles ▁Three ▁through ▁Tw elve ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁recon cile ▁their ▁b ills ▁after ▁disag ree ing ▁over ▁whether ▁to ▁rat ify ▁Articles ▁One ▁and ▁Two . ▁All ▁three ▁later ▁rat ified ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁am end ments ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁Articles ▁Three ▁through ▁Tw elve ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ' ▁ses qu ic ent enn ial : ▁Massachusetts ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁Georgia ▁on ▁March ▁