proposed by congress after the election of 1800 what did the twelfth amendment accomplish
Problems with the original procedure arose in the elections of 1796 and 1800. The Twelfth Amendment refined the process whereby a President and a Vice President are elected by the Electoral College.The amendment was proposed by the Congress on December 9, 1803, and was ratified by the requisite threeâfourths of state legislatures on June 15, 1804.he Twelfth Amendment was proposed by the 8th Congress on December 9, 1803, when it was approved by the House of Representatives by vote of 83â42, having been previously passed by the Senate, 22â10, on December 2.