[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 109 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 109

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by 
  the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of 
                          place of residence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2004

 Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Conyers) 
 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 for the direct election of the President and Vice President by 
  the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of 
                          place of residence.

    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:

                              ``Article --

    ``Section 1. The President and Vice President shall be elected 
jointly by the direct vote of the citizens of the United States, 
without regard to whether the citizens are residents of a State.
    ``Section 2. The persons having the greatest number of votes for 
President and Vice President shall be elected, so long as such persons 
have a majority of the votes cast.
    ``Section 3. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article 
through appropriate legislation.
    ``Section 4. This article shall apply with respect to any election 
for President and Vice President held after the expiration of the 1-
year period which begins on the date of the ratification of this 
article.''.
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