HJRES 591 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1980-07-31)
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Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the people of the several States and the District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall elect the President and Vice President. Requires each elector to cast a single vote for two persons who shall have consented to the joining of their names as candidates for the offices of President and Vice President. Requires the electors of President and Vice President in each State to have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature, except that the legislature of any State may prescribe less restrictive residence qualifications for electors of President and Vice President. Permits the Congress to establish uniform residence qualifications for the electors of President and Vice President. Requires the electors of President and Vice President 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 District legislature, or if no such body exists, the qualifications which Congress may provide. Provides that the pair of persons having the greatest number of votes for President and …
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