SJRES 101 · 93th Congress · Constitutional amendments
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the nomination of individuals for election to the offices of the President and Vice President of the United States, and to the direct popular election of such officers.
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.(1973-05-02)
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Constitutional Amendment - Vests the executive power in a President of the United States of America. States that he shall hold his office during the term of four years, and together with the Vice President, chosen for the same term, be elected as provided by this Constitution. Recongnizes the existence of political parties, whose membership consists of citizens voluntarily associated together for the purpose of selecting and electing candidates for political office in the United States. Provides that the two political parties with which the greatest number of Members of the Congress are affiliated are authorized to nominate candidates for President and Vice President as herein provided. Provides that the official candidates for President of political parties shall be nominated in a national primary election by direct popular vote of the qualified voters in each State who shall be eligible to vote only in the primary of the party of their registered affiliation. States that Congress shall provide by law the time, place, and manner for the certification of persons as candidates for nomination for President. Provides that no person shall be a candidate for nomination of President exce…
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