When is an amendment to the Constitution considered ratified by State Legislatures?
An amendment to the Constitution is considered ratified by State Legislatures when the Bill making provision for such amendment is presented to the President for assent and it has been passed in each House of Parliament by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting, as well as being ratified by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States by resolutions to that effect passed by those State Legislatures.