[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 8 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 8
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular
election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2005
Mr. Gene Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Delahunt)
introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to
abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular
election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein),
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Every Vote Counts
Amendment''.
SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The following article is proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents
and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the
legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years
after the date of its submission for ratification:
``Article--
``Section 1. The President and Vice President shall be elected by
the people of the several States and the district constituting the seat
of government of the United States.
``Section 2. The electors in each State shall have the
qualifications requisite for electors of Senators and Representatives
in Congress from that State, except that the legislature of any State
may prescribe less restrictive qualifications with respect to residence
and Congress may establish uniform residence and age qualifications.
``Section 3. The persons having the greatest number of votes for
President and Vice President shall be elected.
``Section 4. Each elector shall cast a single vote jointly
applicable to President and Vice President. Names of candidates may not
be joined unless they shall have consented thereto and no candidate may
consent to the candidate's name being joined with that of more than one
other person.
``Section 5. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the
death of any candidate for President or Vice President before the day
on which the President-elect or Vice President-elect has been chosen,
and for the case of a tie in any election.
``Section 6. This article shall apply with respect to any election
for President and Vice President held after the expiration of the 1-
year period which begins on the date of the ratification of this
article.''.
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