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SJRES 69 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

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.

Introduced: December 15, 2022 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 15, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and Vice President to be jointly elected directly by the people of the states and the District of Columbia over the age of 18.

What's happening now December 15, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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