[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 36 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 36

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
 abolish the Electoral College and 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

                             March 2, 2005

 Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts) 
 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 
 abolish the Electoral College and 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 and implement 
this article by 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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