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HJRES 23 118th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Senate State and local government operations

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Senate is made more representative by adding twelve Senators to be elected nationwide through ranked choice voting, and providing for twelve Electors at-large for President and Vice President, who shall cast their ballots for the respective winners of the national popular vote.

Introduced: January 31, 2023 Introduced by: Casten, Sean Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 31, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H559)
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to (1) add 12 Senators at-large to the Senate, who shall be elected nationwide through ranked choice voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference); and (2) provide for 12 Electors at-large, who shall cast their ballots for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates having receiving the greatest number of votes cast by U.S. citizens.

What's happening now January 31, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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