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Archivist: Equal Rights Amendment can't be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it

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The 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment guarantees men and women equal rights under the law.

It was sent to the states in 1972 and gave states seven years to ratify it, later extended the deadline to 1982 .

The amendment wasn't ratified by the required three-quarters of states before the deadline.

Democrats have called on Biden to act unilaterally on its ratification before he leaves office next month .

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formal

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English

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67

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