Contingent Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Perspectives and Contemporary Analysis

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R40504

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9

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Archived

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Oct 6, 2020

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Oct 2, 2026, 2:37 pm UTC

Authors: R. Sam Garrett

Source topics: Voting, Elections & Redistricting

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• HJRES 73Proposing 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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• HJRES 75Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the process by which the House of Representatives selects the President in the event no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes.
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• HJRES 36Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States regardless of place of residence.
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