By the time the extension was up, the bill was still three states short of ratification, and failed to become law. The first attempt at ratifying the amendment failed. It passed the Senate by a 28-22 vote on January 24, 1975. Their efforts were successful, and the reconsideration vote failed. In doing so, North Dakota became the 34th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
Records consist of material related to the campaign to ensure ratification in North Dakota.
In addition, material from the ratification campaigns in other states is also included. Meeting minutes, correspondence, newspaper and periodical clippings are also part of the collection. Material regarding workshops and lobbying techniques is available as well. The majority of the collection dates from the years 1973-1975. Letters for Senate Judiciary and Donna Chalimonczyk 7.