Article XLVIII of the Massachusetts Constitution is about how to amend the state's constitution. Article of Amendment, Article 106 (1976).Below is an overview of constitutional amendment processes in the 50 states. I discuss the various possible ways of amending state constitutions. A YES VOTE would eliminate the requirement that students pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. Official announcement of ratification was not made until January 8, 1798, when President John Adams in a message to Congress stated that the Eleventh Amendment. (National Park Service). Section 1 specifically names women in the. But the anti-suffragists could not keep Massachusetts from crossing the finish line in the race to ratification. The Massachusetts convention also ratified the Constitution with an attached list of proposed amendments.