Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the nomination and election of the President and Vice President of the United States.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Limits a President to a single six-year term. Revises the procedure for electing the President and Vice President to, among other charges: (1) designate a party's Vice Presidential candidate to Presidential candidate upon the disability or resignation of the Presidential candidate; (2) abolish the present electoral college system and, determine the President and Vice President by popular votes; (3) establish a back-up electoral vote system to be used if no pair of a Presidential and a Vice Presidential candidates receives a majority of popular votes; and (4) conduct a popular run-off election if no pair receives a majority of electoral votes.

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Timeline

1. 3 May 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 May 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 May 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 May 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Quie, Albert H. [R-MN-1] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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