NC S438

North Carolina would ratify and affirm the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits denial or abridgment of equality of rights under the law on account of sex

The ERA was passed by Congress in 1972 and reached the required 38-state threshold for ratification on January 27, 2020, when Virginia ratified it

The bill asserts that the seven-year ratification deadline included in Congress's joint resolution is outside the amendment text and therefore without legal effect

Upon passage, the Governor must forward a certified copy to the U.S. Archivist, Senate President Pro Tempore, House Speaker, and all North Carolina congressional members

A 2023 Meredith Poll showed 71.5% of North Carolina voters support the ERA, with only 13.5% opposed