Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the appointment and voting, by congressional district, of electors for the election of President and Vice President, and to provide procedures for electing the President and Vice President if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.
Last action on Mar 13, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides in an election for President and Vice President for: (1) each State to appoint two electors to vote for the candidates for President and Vice President who received the greatest number of popular votes cast in the State for such election; (2) each State to appoint one elector for each congressional district in that State represented by a member of the House of Representatives to vote for the candidates for President and Vice President who received the greatest number of popular votes in that district; and (3) procedures for electing the President and Vice President if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.