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H.J.Res. 113 (pcs) Approving the location of a Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in the Nation's Capital. ...
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 113
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
relating to the process by which the House of Representatives chooses
the President of the United States in the event no candidate receives a
majority of the electoral votes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 18, 2004
Mr. Sherman 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
relating to the process by which the House of Representatives chooses
the President of the United States in the event no candidate receives a
majority of the electoral votes.
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 its submission for
ratification:
``Article --
``Section 1. Whenever the right to choose the President devolves
upon the House of Representatives, the Members of the House shall cast
votes on an individual basis, and the candidate receiving the greatest
number of votes cast by the Members shall be the President so long as
such number is a majority of the votes cast.
``Section 2. For purposes of a meeting of the House to cast votes
under section 1, a majority of the House shall constitute a quorum,
except that a member or Members must be present from at least two-
thirds of the States.''.
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