Below you will find a list of all constitutional amendments that have appeared on the ballot since 1892 in the State of Washington. In Washington, the amendment process must begin in the state legislature.241, 252–62, the constitutional basis for them was deemed to be in the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. The 14th Amendment defines all persons born in the United States as citizens. However, the Court made clear in a subsequent case, Washington v. The 14th amendment guarantees equal protection and due process to all people in the United States, regardless of citizenship. The proposed legislation directly contradicts the 14th Amendment guarantee that all people born in the US and under its jurisdiction are citizens of the US.