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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 1

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide

for the appointment by the States of Electors for the election of the

President and Vice President on the basis of the popular vote of each

Congressional district of the State and for the appointment of two

electors by each State on the basis of the total popular vote of the

State.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 3, 2001

Mr. CLYBURN introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to

the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United

States to provide for the appointment by the States

of Electors for the election of the President and Vice

President on the basis of the popular vote of each Congressional district of the State and for the appointment

of two electors by each State on the basis of the total

popular vote of the State.

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two3 thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol4 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
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1 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all

2 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when

3 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several

4 States within seven years after the date of its submission

5 for ratification:

6 ‘‘ARTICLE—

7 ‘‘SECTION 1. In an election for President and Vice

8 President, each State shall appoint two Electors to vote

9 for the candidates for President and Vice President who

10 received the greatest number of popular votes cast in the

11 State for such election and, for each congressional district

12 established pursuant to section 2 of this article, one Elec13 tor to vote for the candidates for President and Vice Presi14 dent who received the greatest number of popular votes

15 in that district.

16 ‘‘SECTION 2. For purposes of section 1 of this article,

17 each State shall by law establish a number of districts

18 equal to the number of Representatives in Congress to

19 which such State is entitled. All such districts shall be es20 tablished by the States at such intervals as the Congress

21 by law provides. Any district established for the election

22 of Representatives in Congress as of the date of the ratifi23 cation of this article shall be considered to be established

24 pursuant to this section.
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1 ‘‘SECTION 3. For purposes of this article, the District

2 constituting the seat of Government of the United States

3 shall be treated as if it were a State, except that the num4 ber of electors for the District may not exceed the number

5 of electors for the least populous State.

6 ‘‘SECTION 4. The Congress may by law provide for

7 the case of the death of any candidate for President or

8 Vice President before the day on which the President-elect

9 or Vice President-elect has been chosen, and for the case

10 of a tie in any election.

11 ‘‘SECTION 5. The Congress shall have the power to

12 enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

13 ‘‘SECTION 6. This article shall apply with regard to

14 any election for President and Vice President that is held

15 more than one year after the date of the ratification of

16 this article.’’.

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