Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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# [[Oregon]]: September 19, 1866 (rescinded ratification October 16, 1868; re-ratified April 25, 1973)
# [[Oregon]]: September 19, 1866 (rescinded ratification October 16, 1868; re-ratified April 25, 1973)
# [[Vermont]]: October 30, 1866
# [[Vermont]]: October 30, 1866
# New York: January 10, 1867
# [[New York]]: January 10, 1867
# [[Ohio]]: January 11, 1867 (rescinded ratification January 13, 1868; re-ratified March 12, 2003)
# [[Ohio]]: January 11, 1867 (rescinded ratification January 13, 1868; re-ratified March 12, 2003)
# [[Illinois]]: January 15, 1867
# [[Illinois]]: January 15, 1867
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# [[Iowa]]: March 16, 1868
# [[Iowa]]: March 16, 1868
# [[Arkansas]]: April 6, 1868
# [[Arkansas]]: April 6, 1868
# Florida: June 9, 1868
# [[Florida]]: June 9, 1868
# [[North Carolina]]: July 4, 1868 (after rejection December 14, 1866)
# [[North Carolina]]: July 4, 1868 (after rejection December 14, 1866)
# [[Louisiana]]: July 9, 1868 (after rejection February 6, 1867)
# [[Louisiana]]: July 9, 1868 (after rejection February 6, 1867)
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Upon receiving Georgia's ratification on July 27, Seward officially proclaimed the Fourteenth Amendment's adoption, listing all thirty ratifying states to prevent federal courts from recognizing rescission. On October 16, 1868, three months after adoption, Oregon rescinded its ratification, but this had no impact on Fourteenth Amendment's validity. The Fourteenth Amendment was subsequently ratified by the following states:{{ordered list
Upon receiving Georgia's ratification on July 27, Seward officially proclaimed the Fourteenth Amendment's adoption, listing all thirty ratifying states to prevent federal courts from recognizing rescission. On October 16, 1868, three months after adoption, Oregon rescinded its ratification, but this had no impact on Fourteenth Amendment's validity. The Fourteenth Amendment was subsequently ratified by the following states:{{ordered list
| start = 31|[[Virginia]]: October 8, 1869 (after rejection January 9, 1867)|[[Mississippi]]: January 17, 1870|[[Texas]]: February 18, 1870 (after rejection October 27, 1866)|[[Delaware]]: February 12, 1901 (after rejection February 8, 1867)|[[Maryland]]: April 4, 1959{{cite news|title=Amendment of 1868 Ratified by Maryland|work=The New York Times|date=April 5, 1959|page=71|id={{ProQuest|114922297}}}} (after rejection March 23, 1867)|California: May 6, 1959{{cite news |last1=Cottrell |first1=Steve |title=Steve Cottrell: It took 92 years for California to ratify the 15th Amendment |url=https://www.theunion.com/news/steve-cottrell-it-took-92-years-for-california-to-ratify-the-15th-amendment/article_76bba709-3f17-58bd-af08-a6c424878d3a.html |access-date=19 November 2023 |work=The Union |date=26 June 2020 |language=en}}|[[Kentucky]]: March 30, 1976 (after rejection January 8, 1867)
| start = 31|[[Virginia]]: October 8, 1869 (after rejection January 9, 1867)|[[Mississippi]]: January 17, 1870|[[Texas]]: February 18, 1870 (after rejection October 27, 1866)|[[Delaware]]: February 12, 1901 (after rejection February 8, 1867)|[[Maryland]]: April 4, 1959{{cite news|title=Amendment of 1868 Ratified by Maryland|work=The New York Times|date=April 5, 1959|page=71|id={{ProQuest|114922297}}}} (after rejection March 23, 1867)|[[California]]: May 6, 1959{{cite news |last1=Cottrell |first1=Steve |title=Steve Cottrell: It took 92 years for California to ratify the 15th Amendment |url=https://www.theunion.com/news/steve-cottrell-it-took-92-years-for-california-to-ratify-the-15th-amendment/article_76bba709-3f17-58bd-af08-a6c424878d3a.html |access-date=19 November 2023 |work=The Union |date=26 June 2020 |language=en}}|[[Kentucky]]: March 30, 1976 (after rejection January 8, 1867)
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