HJRES 106 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish a new procedure for the election of the President and Vice President.

Introduced 1979-01-18· Sponsored by Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-01-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Constitutional Amendment - Requires an election for President and Vice President to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November immediately preceding the January in which the current term of office for the President and Vice President ends, unless Congress, by law, prescribes a different day. Requires the electors of President and Vice President in a State or in the District constituting the seat of government of the United States to have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature, except that for electors of President and Vice President, the legislature of any State may prescribe less restrictive residence qualifications and for electors of President and Vice President the Congress may establish uniform residence qualifications. Requires each candidate for the office of President to be paired with a candidate for the office of Vice President. Prohibits any candidate from being paired with more than one other person. Requires each elector to cast a single vote for two persons who are paired as candidates for the offices of President and Vice President. Requires the popular votes cast in such election to be tabu…

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