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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 Con-
gressional 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.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-
thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
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stitution 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. In an election for President and Vice
President, each State shall appoint two Electors to vote
for the candidates for President and Vice President who
received the greatest number of popular votes cast in the
State for such election and, for each congressional district
established pursuant to section 2 of this article, one Elec-
tor to vote for the candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent who received the greatest number of popular votes
in that district.
‘‘SECTION 2. For purposes of section 1 of this article,
each State shall by law establish a number of districts
equal to the number of Representatives in Congress to
which such State is entitled. All such districts shall be es-
tablished by the States at such intervals as the Congress
by law provides. Any district established for the election
of Representatives in Congress as of the date of the ratifi-
cation of this article shall be considered to be established
pursuant to this section.
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‘‘SECTION 3. For purposes of this article, the District
constituting the seat of Government of the United States
shall be treated as if it were a State, except that the num-
ber of electors for the District may not exceed the number
of electors for the least populous State.
‘‘SECTION 4. 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 5. The Congress shall have the power to
enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
‘‘SECTION 6. This article shall apply with regard to
any election for President and Vice President that is held
more than one year after the date of the ratification of
this article.’’.
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