SJRES 17
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
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This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to change how the President and Vice President are elected. Currently, the Electoral College determines the winner, but this amendment would establish a system where the President and Vice President are directly elected by the citizens of the United States, including residents of U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Each state would elect electors based on the qualifications of its most populous legislative branch, and each elector would cast a single vote for a pair of presidential candidates. Congress would have the authority to determine the specifics of the election process.
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Dianne Feinstein
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