A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

Bill: 116-sjres-16
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-03-28
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Constitutional Amendment</strong></p> <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and Vice President to be jointly elected directly by the people of the states and the District of Columbia over the age of 18.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 16 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 28, 2019 Mr. Merkley introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution 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:  — 1. The President and Vice President shall be jointly elected by the direct popular vote of the people of the several States and the District constituting the seat of Government of the United States who are over the age of 18. 2. Congress shall determine the time, place, and manner of holding the election, and the manner in which the results of the election shall be ascertained and declared, and shall establish one day throughout the United States by which any period of voting shall be complete and during which any eligible voter may cast a vote. 3. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. .