[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 130 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 130

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors for the election of 
                   the President and Vice President.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2000

Mr. Engel introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors for the election of 
                   the President and Vice President.

    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 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 
within seven years after the date of final passage of this joint 
resolution:

                              ``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 that received the greatest number of 
popular votes in the State and, for each congressional district 
established pursuant to section 2 of this article, one Elector to vote 
for the candidates for President and Vice President that received the 
greatest number of popular votes in that district. The person having 
the greatest number of Electors appointed after Electors are appointed 
from all States shall be the President.
    ``Section 2. Each State shall by law establish, for the election of 
Representatives in Congress and for purposes of section 1 of this 
article, a number of districts equal to the number of Representatives 
to which such State is entitled. All such districts shall be 
established 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 ratification of this article may be 
considered to be established pursuant to this section.
    ``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 District may not appoint 
a number of Electors greater than the number of Electors appointed by 
the least populous State.
    ``Section 4. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this 
article by appropriate legislation.
    ``Section 5. 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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