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SJRES 312 102th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Constitutional amendments Presidential elections

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a runoff election for the offices of the President and Vice President of the United States if no candidate receives a…

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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a runoff election for the offices of the President and Vice President of the United States if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral college.

Introduced: June 11, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 1992
Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.
Jul 17, 1992
Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.
Jun 11, 1992
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 11, 1992
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Provides for a runoff election for the offices of the President and Vice President if no candidate receives a majority of electoral college votes.

What's happening now July 22, 1992

Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jun 11, 1992
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 312: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a runoff election for the offices of the President and Vice President of the United States if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral college.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-312/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 312: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a runoff election for the offices of the President and Vice President of the United States if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral college.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-312/.
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S.J. Res. 312, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-312/.
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[S.J. Res. 312: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a runoff election for the offices of the President and Vice President of the United States if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral college.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-312/)
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