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State ratifying conventions are one of the two ways established by Article Five of the United States Constitution for ratifying proposed constitutional amendments.^[1] Ratifying conventions have only been used on one occasion.^[2] This was in 1933 and was used to ratify the 21st Amendment.^[2] All other proposed constitutional amendments have been offered to the state legislatures for ratification.

The Constitution also provides that state ratifying conventions may also be used to propose a constitutional amendment.^[1] However, to date, none of the 27 amendments to the Constitution have been proposed by state conventions.^[1] A state ratifying convention may be called by a two-thirds vote by a state legislature.^[3]

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