'Huh? How?' Daily Beast seems to think that Virginia General Assembly's vote on the Equal Rights Amendment 'could trigger a Constitutional convention'

In case you missed it, Virginia’s General Assembly voted to pass the Equal Rights Amendment.

Virginia House passes Equal Rights Amendment in historic vote https://t.co/TDCdJelPDq

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 15, 2020

BREAKING: The House of Delegates just passed HJ1, my resolution to have Virginia be the 38th and final state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. pic.twitter.com/kJhv5SmgaA

— Jennifer Carroll Foy (@JCarrollFoy) January 15, 2020

Isn’t that special? And if you believe the Daily Beast, this “could trigger a Constitutional convention”:

The Virginia General Assembly passed the Equal Rights Amendment Wednesday, potentially pushing it past the threshold for inclusion in the U.S. Constitution. The vote could trigger a Constitutional convention on the federal gender-equality amendment. https://t.co/9AkpWOZO0m

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 15, 2020

You guys sure about that?

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— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) January 15, 2020

"The vote could trigger a Constitutional convention on the federal gender-equality amendment."

What?! https://t.co/5eOoKP5NXE

— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) January 15, 2020

"The vote could trigger a Constitutional convention on the federal gender-equality amendment."

Huh? How? https://t.co/2TvYjd3GFq

— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) January 15, 2020

There's two separate methods of amending the constitution. Voting for one method does not trigger the other. I'm just flummoxed by this one.

— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) January 15, 2020

@BadLegalTakes

— OzzTheGreatAndPowerful (@Ozzthepowerful) January 15, 2020

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— Claudius Britannicus (@Britannicus241) January 15, 2020